Pets with Purpose: How Companion Animals Keep Us Healthy and Happy
Rediscovering the Power of Healthy Animals - Animal X-Factor
English - October 22, 2020 19:35 - 29 minutes - 27 MBLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Nutrition science animal health animals mental health companionship food nutrition animal protein Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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During the best of times and in challenging moments alike, our pets offer emotional companionship and encourage us to lead an active lifestyle that keeps us healthy and happy. A recent study conducted by Elanco shows that people are spending more time with their pets during COVID-19, have benefitted from this human-animal bond and plan to take their pets to more places after the pandemic. In this episode, Dr. Andy Roark explores the purposeful role companion animals play in helping us lead meaningful lives.