Provide Companionship
People need to connect with other people, pet therapy helps to provide companionship and enhance communications skills with people. Companionship can curb illness and increase people’s lifespan, while isolation or loneliness can cause depression [4] or anxiety. When people care for animals, they feel needed and wanted, so it helps to take the focus away from the problem, especially if they stay alone. Many pet (cat or dogs) owners talk to their pets and use them to work through difficult situations. Nothing beats loneliness like coming home to a dog or cat happy to see you.