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AVMA partners with psychiatric professionals to promote human-animal bond

AVMA News

The AVMA and the American Psychiatric Association are joining forces in March to call attention to the mental health benefits of having an animal companion.

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AVMA, American Psychiatric Association lead Twitter chat about pets, mental health

AVMA News

The AVMA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) ended a monthlong social media campaign to raise awareness about companion animals and mental health with a Twitter chat on the importance of the human-animal bond and prioritizing wellbeing.

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The Power of Pets Initiative

4 The Love Of Animals

Mars Petcare recently launched The Power of Pets! What is The Power of Pets? Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. New York City; Nashville, Tenn.;

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PAWS NY

4 The Love Of Animals

PAWS NY is an non-profit that helps the elderly and disabled care for their pets. Their mission: to promote the general health and well-being of under-served individuals through the provision of pet care assistance. We believe in that mission too, and hope that you will help spread the word about this organization.

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Dog Medicine; How My Dog Saved Me From Myself

4 The Love Of Animals

Dog Medicine, shares the power of the human animal bond, as Julie recalls the darkest point in her life. A year out of college, she was struggling … Continue reading → The post Dog Medicine; How My Dog Saved Me From Myself appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Another Fake Animal Welfare Group

Critter News

The National Animal Interest Alliance is an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interests dedicated to promoting animal welfare, supporting responsible animal use and strengthening the bond between humans and animals. Clever bastards.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. The bottom line is that there are many reasons why human-animal interactions are so often inconsistent and paradoxical. Many of us have difficulty with the idea of keeping “pets.” page 6).

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