Exploring the human cat-bond undertaking carried out by Pet Partners, sending inquiries to individuals asking them in regards to the bond between them and their cats. Pet Partners is an organization the place volunteers deliver remedy pets to occasions.
The firm, CatPerson, sponsored the survey. CatPerson is an organization that sells meals for cats.
On their web site, Pet Partners defined that the survey suggests there are nonetheless many stereotypes related to cats and being a cat person. One of the survey individuals was Kathy Hosler, who volunteers her remedy animals at occasions.
“People think that cats are going to be mean or they’re going to be temperamental. They’ve got an attitude all of their own which is true, they do have their own attitudes, their own personalities, but that’s what makes cat people like cats,” Hosler mentioned.
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Hosler owns Kathy’s Animal Ark, the place she retains a number of animals, together with registered remedy pets.
Among these animals are a skunk, chickens, a snake, tarantulas, a pig, a praying mantis and an axolotl named Lucy.
She saix she began with a rabbit as her first remedy pet. Before her rabbit handed, although, she mentioned she visited a good friend of hers whose cat had simply had a litter of kittens.
Among that litter of kittens was her soon-to-be pet and remedy cat, Snickers, who Hosler mentioned is now one of many prime 100 remedy cats within the nation. Hosler mentioned she takes Snickers to many occasions together with hospice visits. She mentioned her cat, and animals normally, can sense extra issues than people.
At UW-Eau Claire, Jenna Vande Zande, who handles consumer companies and communications within the McIntyre Library, coordinates remedy dogs on campus however has by no means had a remedy cat occasion aside from bringing some kittens to a sorority occasion.
“Unfortunately, cats, in all capacities, are considered pets, and pets aren’t allowed in state buildings. Therapy dogs, because they have their own liability insurance and, of course, service animals are considered medical equipment, so they’re not technically considered an animal,” Zande mentioned.
She did have a cat on her personal when she was a toddler and now mentioned she needs that there might be an occasion with cats on campus once more.
“I think there are some studies that show that petting an animal, especially cats when they purr, that vibration is a calming factor for human beings, which is why we kind of bonded with cats originally,” Zande mentioned.
Even although she has no cats, Zande mentioned lots of the remedy dogs she works with are excited to return yearly and have even been part of it their entire lives.
Even after these dogs go, she mentioned homeowners will prepare new dogs to take over the assembly with college students.
Zande mentioned she has many sorts of college students who come go to the dogs reminiscent of those that solely keep for a couple of minutes, and college students who keep for the canine’s entire go to, which she calls “campers.”
“It is immediately apparent, as soon as someone comes in, that you can see they’re really tense: their brows furrowed, they’re frowning and that’s my favorite part. Students walk in, they see the dogs and it’s immediately a stress release,” Zande mentioned.
Zande says remedy dogs might be on campus between Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 18-22.
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