Comments on: Stressed Out? Get a Pet

By: Quylmby

Quylmby — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:34:24 +0000

I agree with Shady, could not have said it better, I lived by Fort Hays College for a couple of years. word got out that I would take an animal before I let it be cut loose with no one. Semester Brake and Summer break I would be over run with people putting dogs in my back yard. The animals were traumatized by being abandoned by their human family.
At times I would have a person come by after spring, christmas or other break and ask me if I had found a certain dog. We would have a long chat before I would let the dog go with the person, sometimes I would not let the dog go at all, (the way the dog behaved,cleaness of the dog or weight. the up keep).
I also agreed to babysit some of the animal if they had to leave town again.

By: Shady

Shady — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:04:13 +0000

Of course pets combat loneliness. That’s no surprise. However, please do not suggest getting pets “while in college” without stressing how important it is to understand that when you adopt a pet, it’s for the duration of a “healthy and well-cared for” lifetime of the pet. To get a pet temporarily and then give it away, let it go or turn it into a shelter after it’s bonded with you is simply cruel, and it is highly inappropriate and irresponsible to either suggest doing so or to omit explaining commitment required when decided to adopt a pet.

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By: julie

julie — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:22:33 +0000

its not a good idea to get a pet because your depressed in college because many pets are left behind after the student is gone creating a stray@homeless situation .. a better idesa is to volunteer some time at a animal shelter while your in college

By: Nadine M. Rosin

Nadine M. Rosin — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:25:46 +0000

Of course to us 65 million plus pet parents in the U.S., this is no surprise. A beloved pet can improve one’s physical and emotional health regardless of age. They are connected to pure, unconditional love, and they help us reconnect to that deepest part of ourselves. Very healing!