After researching this topic and gathering data about the pros and cons of owning an emotional support animal we am now able to conclude that emotional support animals do benefit college students mentally. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, or lonely and you are willing to have the responsibility of owning a pet while attending college then you may want to consider consulting with a doctor to get an emotional support animal. Although all the people we talked to believed the pros of owning an ESA outweighed the cons, they all agreed that you need to be responsible enough to take care of the animal, financially stable, and willing to sacrifice time to care for the animal.