Health & Fitness
Adopt a Pet: Share the Love and Reap the Benefits
Do something good for your community, adopt a lovable animal.
Helping out the community starts with adopting an animal in need of a home. There are multiple pets in shelter's and in rescue homes throughout the world that need a warm place to sleep. In Carlsbad we have a with many animals looking for good homes. They have no voice and that's why giving them one is necessary, especially if they prove to be beneficial to everyone.
Not only does owning a pet have companionship benefits, but owning one also has health benefits.
In a ten month study at Cambridge University, they found that owning a pet produced improvements in general health, such as fewer headaches and colds. Stroking a pet has the benefit of reducing blood pressure and reducing the heart rate.
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Studies have shown that children whom interact with pets are less self centered then children whom do not. Pets teach children to become more responsible, and practice kindness since they often help with caring for the animal. A pet is there for you unconditionally-even on the rainiest of days.
Families of all kinds should help the community out by adopting a lovable animal. If you get to save a life and obtain benefits for your family, then why wouldn't you do it?
