By Stephen Beech

People who don't have pets are more likely to donate to charity than dog or cat owners, suggests a new study.

Previous research has shown that dog owners are often associated with being social and community-oriented, while "cat people" are often thought of as introverted and more open-minded.

But the new study found that people who don't keep pets are more "philanthropic" than cat or dog owners.

Cat owners donate slightly more than dog owners - and also donate more often and more diversely, according to the findings published in the journal AnthrozoÓ§s .

But people without pets donate the most.

To examine philanthropic behavior by pet ownership - including how personality traits may come into play - researchers analyzed 63 million donors and 788 million transact

See Full Page