human-animal bond
Pet-owner emotional link
The human-animal bond is the emotional connection between people and animals, especially pets.
The term appears in veterinary medicine, animal-assisted therapy, and discussions of pet ownership: Research on the human-animal bond shows that pet owners have lower blood pressure.
The bond encompasses companionship, attachment, and mutual benefit—distinct from purely utilitarian relationships with animals.
- man's best friendThe domestic canine
- pet therapyTherapeutic animal interaction
- healing touchRestorative physical contact
- equine therapyTreatment using horse activities
- therapy horseEquine providing therapeutic benefit
interspecies · domestication · barn cat · multispecies · working dogs · rescue dog · affection · guide dogs · wildlife rehabilitation · attachment · empathy · PTSD treatment · loyalty · companionship · fur baby · stress relief · zookeeper · trust
- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, domestication
- bondsdebentures, gilts, eurobonds, bondholder, bondholders
- literary animalswhite whale, Charlotte's Web, Moby Dick, Watership Down, White Fang
- Pet Historydomestication, pet keeping, dog breeds, cat breeds
human-animal bondanimal neglect
Failing to care for beasts
animal cruelty · animal abuse · detachment · indifference · estrangement
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