{"id":2669,"date":"2020-10-02T06:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T06:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfcare.slowmadeindia.com\/?page_id=2669"},"modified":"2025-11-20T04:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T04:08:41","slug":"pettherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/pettherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #60be89;\"><strong>Pet therapy<\/strong><\/span> is a broad term that includes animal-assisted therapy and other animal-assisted activities. Animal-assisted therapy is a growing field that uses dogs or other animals to help people recover from or better cope with health problems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our TARSHI office is a pet-friendly space and we love sharing it with our team members&#8217; pets. Their presence has boosted our energies and even those who were not comfortable with pets have also taken to liking our adorable pet visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are<span style=\"color: #60be89;\"><strong> Bihu,<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #60be89;\"><strong>Blackie<\/strong><em>, <\/em><strong>Dusty <\/strong><strong>Ray <\/strong><\/span>and <span style=\"color: #60be89;\"><strong>Jimmy<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; some of our energy boosters!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3976 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage.png\" alt=\"Pet therapy collage\" width=\"586\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pet-therapy-collage-1536x1229.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221; style=&#8221;shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pets come with some powerful health benefits. Read <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/mental-health\/mood-boosting-power-of-dogs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Health and Mood-Boosting Benefits of Pets<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> to know how caring for an animal can help relieve depression and anxiety, lower stress levels, and even improve heart health.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221; style=&#8221;shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/animalangels.org.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Animal Angels Foundation <\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a Mumbai-based organization that uses specially trained dogs to help adults cope with developmental and psychiatric disorders, physical disabilities and behavioural\/emotional problems through animal-assisted therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to them, interacting with animals provides an opportunity for emotional investment that is free of negative evaluation and not subject to being rejected. Having a therapy dog present in a session can create an environment that promotes positive interactions between children and adults.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221; style=&#8221;shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text]All Creatures Great and Small (ACGS) is a non-profit animal sanctuary located in rural Haryana. ACGS believes that &#8220;animals have a right to a non-speciesist, cruelty-free life. They need to be recognised as sentient beings, no different from humans, and must be included in the global social justice movement along with all the other liberation movements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allcreaturesgreatandsmall.in\/about\">https:\/\/www.allcreaturesgreatandsmall.in\/about<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221; style=&#8221;shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_hkO21bJe2Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amaru: The Self-Care Virtual Pet<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a mobile game that supports your self-care habits through building a relationship with your very own virtual pet! 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