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The surprising health perks of having a pet

A pet’s unconditional love can bring loads of joy. But particularly for older adults, companion animals can have a big impact on physical health and cognition too. Read More

Can Dogs, Cats and Other Pets Truly Improve Your Health?

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American's board of editors. We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher ... Read More

Why we consider pets part of the family: Our Best Life

If it seems like everyone has a dog, it’s because we’ve reached the highest number of dogs in the United States, ever. Read More

17 Ways Your Pet Can Improve Your Health and Happiness

If you’ve ever looked into your pet’s eyes and thought, “You’re the best therapist I never paid for,” you’re not alone! Our pets have an incredible way of lifting our spirits and improving our ... Read More

Opinion: The benefits of pets to our well-being

In addition, considering the growing popularity of animal therapy, it is not surprising that pets can bring us so much joy. Animal therapy has been proven to have many favorable effects such as ... Read More

The Wellness Industry Carves Out a New Niche: Pets

With “collagen puptides,” raw meat diets and longevity supplements, some owners are going full Goop. By Kate Lindsay Dr. Jennifer Glenn has noticed a shift recently in some of the pet owners who visit ... Read More

Dr. Cynthia Maro: The importance of a calm, stress-free home for pet health

School is back in session, adults and kids are back to having numerous extracurricular activities, and traffic is back to or worse than pre-pandemic levels of congestion. All this activity can get ... Read More

Pet guardians are increasingly worried about the mental health of their dogs and cats

Renata Roma does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ... Read More

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family's cat and two dogs.Help has arrived for now, she says, after an Illinois ... Read More

Zenapet Positioned as a Leader in Pet Wellness as Pet Parents Shift Toward Human-Grade Nutrition

Zenapet, a brand established in 2015, today reaffirmed its strategic position in the pet wellness market, aligning with the accelerating consumer trend of pet humanization and the demand for ... Read More

Can Dogs, Cats and Other Pets Truly Improve Your Health?

We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher told me that was a perfect age for a kid to have a pet. “Jake can throw his arms around the dog when he doesn’t feel ... Read More