Posts Tagged ‘animal companions’

Diet Culture Comes for Pets

February 26, 2022 — Disapproval of “diet culture” is quite popular in the media right now. But at the same time, people can’t stop tinkering with their diets. In fact, it seems that diet culture is expanding its circle of influence to engulf our pets. Now the New York Times reports that people are putting their pets on regimens […]

Pet Therapy 101: How You and Your Pet Can Heal Each Other

February 9, 2019 — Pets not only make great companions, but they can also help you recover after suffering from physical and mental afflictions. Here are just some of the benefits having an animal buddy can offer while you’re healing. Better Mental Health Having an animal companion helps you become mentally healthier. Pets are capable of lowering loneliness, stress, and anxiety […]