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Pet-Friendly Travel: A Comprehensive Guide for Animal Lovers

28 July 2024 at 11:19

Traveling with pets has become increasingly popular as more pet owners seek to include their furry friends in their adventures. Pet-friendly travel requires careful planning and consideration to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for both you and your pet. This guide provides expert insights into making your travels pet-friendly, covering essential tips, planning strategies…

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Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership

A picture of a bull terrier on a park bench

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For more than a decade, in blog posts and scientific papers and public talks, the psychologist Hal Herzog has questioned whether owning pets makes people happier and healthier.

It is a lonely quest, convincing people that puppies and kittens may not actually be terrific for their physical and mental health. β€œWhen I talk to people about this,” Herzog recently said, β€œnobody believes me.” A prominent professor at a major public university once described him as β€œa super curmudgeon” who is, in effect, β€œtrying to prove that apple pie causes cancer.”

As a teenager in New Jersey in the 1960s, Herzog kept dogs and cats, as well as an iguana, a duck, and a boa constrictor named Boa. Now a professor emeritus at Western Carolina University, he insists he’s not out to smear anyone’s furry friends. In a blog post questioning the so-called pet effect, in 2012, Herzog included a photo of his cat, Tilly. β€œShe makes my life better,” he wrote. β€œPlease Don’t Blame The Messenger!”

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