"acknowledging a right to benefit from the presence of animals requires government action to ensure human access to animals in a number of different spheres," writes jessica pierce, ph. d., in psychology today. the pragmatic meaning of the term "right" in this statement is

being able to own a pet.

Explanation:

Pragmatic is a linguistic sub field in which thing are considered in a realistic way rather than only theoretical. The right to benefit from animal presence means that a person is allowed to own a pet and get benefits from its abilities. The government has to ensure the number of ways in which a human can get access to animal in life. The humans can attain fair advantages only by keeping an animal as pet.