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  How Pet Ownership Benefits Physical and Mental Health According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), having pets in the home can be beneficial to the residents in the home. Those benefits apply to all people no matter what situation they may be going through. There are physical and emotional health benefits to pet ownership.  A Pet in a Household can Alleviate Loneliness and Stress The research by the NIH shows that interactions with animals decrease levels of stress. A pet comforts people when they are stressed. Pets are exceptional when it comes to providing unconditional love and attention. Pets innately know how to give attention and compassion to others, which is why therapy pets are so common.  Pets are beneficial to people’s Personal Health The NIH found pet ownership has helped many people accomplish their personal health goals. People who take daily medication were found to take their medication more consistently when paired with an activity with their p...

Top 5 Reasons to Adopt from your Local Animal Shelter     Although there are more than 5 reasons why you should consider adopting a new furry friend into your home, I have compiled what I feel to be the top 5 reasons you should rush to your local shelter and consider a new family member.   You take advantage of possibly adopting an adult animal.     While often it would seem that adopting a young animal would be better as owners feel they are easier to train, this is not always the case. Often animals will come to our shelter already trained and obedient . This means that by adopting this animal you would get to skip all of the rough stages of being a parent of a puppy or kitten. You also get to have a calmer animal than if they were still young . These animals are all too often overlooked for their age . I n reality an older animal may be the perfect fit for your lifestyle and family.     You get a lifetime resource with your shelter.  ...

   5 Negative Effects of Stray Animals        While there are many great and heartwarming reasons for adopting animals and having them be taken care of by a shelter or owner there are some other reasons that many people over look and are vitally important to negate these effects as they are detrimental to the community as a whole.     The dangers that stray animals have in motor vehicle use .       We have all seen Stray Animals cross our paths while operating vehicles and this provides and indisputable risk to not only the animals but also to the drivers of the vehicles.   Often drivers will be forced to choose to either collide with the animal or take a maneuver that can cause crashes with other vehicles or other objects which can lead to life threatening accidents .  Often these poor animals are forced to cross these dangerous roads in hopes of finding their next meal. This sad reality is unavoidable for most stra...