| Pets are truly one of the most wonderful friends you | | | | people have close family ties or a large group of |
| will ever ask. They can instantly light up a room and | | | | readily available friends, a pet can be the best |
| make a dull day interesting. I've scarcely found | | | | companion one can ask for. They help in creating a |
| anyone with a pet to be in a foul mood for long; the | | | | positive environment and relieve stress. After a hard |
| very presence of a pet cheers them up. | | | | day's work, a few moments with a pet can ease a |
| Pets have been shown to have several health | | | | lot of tension. Biologically, it has been shown that |
| benefits, from reducing stress to decreasing heart | | | | playing with a pet dog or cat can help in increasing |
| disease risk. Thus, besides the companionship, animals | | | | levels of serotonin and dopamine in the body - two |
| can have other benefits too. | | | | chemicals that have a calming and pleasure inducing |
| Did you know that having a furry pet such as a dog | | | | properties. Studies have shown that people with pets |
| or a cat can help reduce allergy in kids? While | | | | are routinely less depressed than others. |
| conventional wisdom says that dogs or cats can | | | | Besides the health benefits, easily the best reason to |
| actually cause allergies, recent medical studies have | | | | get a pet is to give yourself a few moments of joy |
| indicated that pets can actually help in building | | | | everyday. A dog's wagging tail and friendly nature, or |
| resistance to allergens. Therefore, a dog may help | | | | a cat's soft purring can make even the worst day |
| your kids to become resistant to allergies in the | | | | bearable, and the best days even better. No amount |
| future. Isn't that one great reason to rush to the | | | | of health or economic benefits can offset the plain |
| nearby pet shop and get a cute little puppy? | | | | simple joy a pet can bring you. |
| If you have elderly people at home, you may want | | | | If you are really interested in getting a pet, instead |
| to get a dog or a cat. Studies have shown that in | | | | of heading to the local pet shop, why not go to an |
| the elderly, having a pet around can lessen the risk of | | | | adoption center and pick up an abandoned and |
| Alzheimer's. Most elderly people also suffer from | | | | homeless puppy or kitten? This way, you will ensure |
| loneliness, and having a pet around can give them | | | | that at least one animal has a good home to live in, |
| company. | | | | instead of a life inside a cage. |
| In today's increasingly isolated world where few | | | | |