Sentences with phrase «of animal companionship»

Despite the importance of animal companionship in reducing negative human emotions and increasing positive emotions, we still do not have a good understanding of the processes underlying these effects.

This presentation looks at the effect of animal companionship on homeless and low - income individuals in a period when the companion animals received free veterinary services.

Volunteers learn to share the gift of animal companionship that might otherwise be overlooked.

Parents have noticed a boost in their children's academic grades with the aid of animal companionship, believing that it helps improve their children's focus and concentration skills.

The power of animal companionship has a plethora of positive health effects.

Responsible for interacting with residents in senior and specialized health care facilities bringing shelter puppies to visit and providing the healing benefits of animal companionship and love.

PAWS, Pets are Wonderful Support 645 Harrison St # 100 San Francisco, CA 94103 [phone] A non-profit dedicated to keeping people with AIDS and other disabling illnesses together with their companion animals and education the community on the benefits and risks of animal companionship.

The connection between violence against animals and violence against people, the compassion for animals and compassion for people, and the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of animal companionship for people are well documented.

The tremendous benefits of animal companionship make it worthwhile to seek ways to live healthfully with your pet, so try these ways to control your pet allergies so that neither you nor your pet are climbing the walls.

Still, about one - third of Americans allergic to cats decide the benefits of animal companionship outweigh the downside of allergy symptoms and decide to keep cats anyway.

Many adults fondly remember their first childhood pet, and it can set them up for a lifetime of animal companionship.

Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship by Alan M. Beck, Aaron Honori Katcher, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Foreword)

She believes everyone should have the gift of animal companionship regardless of financial circumstances and feels so fortunate to be part of an organization that helps to keep animals healthy and happy and with their people who love them more than anything.

In the third of Veterinary Record's series of articles promoting One Health, Daniel Mills and Sophie Hall discuss the therapeutic effects of companion animals, the influence of pets on childhood development and how researchers are elucidating the true value of animal companionship.

Over the years health care professionals have noticed the therapeutic effect of animal companionship, such as relieving stress, lowering blood pressure, and raising spirits, and the demand for therapy dogs continues to grow.

Even with new science coming out, I always recommend the classic Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship (revised in 1996).

And the physical and mental benefits of animal companionship are well documented.

A one - hour visit with volunteers who are excited about sharing the joy and benefits of animal companionship.

Between Pets and People: the Importance of Animal Companionship.

Although positive effects of animal companionship and AAA are well - documented, such reports often lack vigorous scientific support; however, we should not confuse a lack of evidence with evidence of absence.

Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship, by Alan M. Beck, Aaron Honori Katcher.

The supportive effects of animal companionship have also been observed in clinical and forensic developmental psychology, with survivors of childhood sexual abuse rating their animals as being more supportive than people (Barker and others 1997).

In a survey regarding the attitudes of the elderly regarding the benefits of animal companionship, 71 percent of participants said that their pets make them feel better when they physical feel bad.