You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Meet the Amazing Dogs Who Flew to Las Vegas to Comfort Mass Shooting Survivors
The release of oxytocin from touch has been shown to be one of the most powerful calming effects on earth, and drives a lot of the "employment" of dogs as service animals. It's honestly surprising it's not more common for us to spend time with animals as a form of emotional self-care.
probably why animal cafes are so popular in cities like Tokyo where stress level are fairly high!
Exactly @lou-harms...you could say that again