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Beyond Companionship: How Pets Can Help Your Health

4 The Love Of Animals

Humans and animals share an extremely important bond. It’s believed that blood pressure can be reduced to a level that is equal to an individual changing to a low salt diet or cutting out alcohol by owning a dog. Psychological benefits. Physiological benefits. This was a guest post provided by York Vet supplies.

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

4 The Love Of Animals

But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. While people with dogs often experience the greatest health benefits, a pet doesn’t necessarily have to be a dog or a cat.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare. It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve.