You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Your Ears (Human-Animal Bonding)

Sydney (above) showed up on my property and asked me to help him find a forever home. Word is getting around that this is THE place to come for help! Photo courtesy of Steve Campion

“The Latest Study on Human – Pet Bonding Says You May Be Under a Spell” is an article on GreenMedInfo published by one of my clients/friends/mental health practitioners, Val Burke. It’s a great peek into how humans and non-humans have mutually beneficial relationships. The focus is on how our bonds with our companions improve our health. Val cites scientific sources and presents them in an accessible, easy-to-read, and fun article.

If this topic interests you, you might want to read Some we love, some we hate, some we eat: Why it’s so hard to think straight about animals by Hal Herzog. The “Some we love” section is the section that deals most directly with this topic.