«There is solid scientific research to show that
pets in the workplace benefit our health and well - being, and with National Pets @ Work day, Petco is helping to celebrate, raise awareness for, and hopefully, bring those benefits to many more people and pets.»
Not exact matches
Purina sees so much
benefit in allowing
pets in the
workplace that they have initiated the «
Pets At Work» campaign that emphasizes the perks of animals
in the office and helps companies get started with their own
pet - friendly policies.
The results, which were published
in the International Journal of
Workplace Health Management also indicate that when dog owners bring their
pets to work, it
benefits non-dog owners as well.
Rob Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Healthy Paws, a provider of
pet insurance, says that with about 78 million dogs and 85.8 million cats living
in U.S. households, it makes sense to offer
pet insurance as a
workplace benefit to attract and keep employees.
From Google employees enjoying free gourmet food to General Mills employees raving about free dry - cleaning service, one
in five (21 %) employees say office perks (e.g., free food and drink, casual dress or a
pet friendly office) are among the most important
workplace benefits.