How Pets Improve Mental Health
Since the pandemic, anxiety levels have risen. The World Health Organisation said, “in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%.” Pets have become a main coping strategy for many people to reduce their stress and boost their mood. Even the simple Continue Reading
Is the cost of living crisis leaving pets homeless?
Since January 2022, the Raystede Centre in Ringmer, near Lewes, has seen an increase in people giving up their pets – about 50% more than the same time last year. Mr Gough, head of animal welfare at the centre, told the BBC “We are staring straight into an animal welfare crisis. It’s Continue Reading