petting animals
Caressing furry friends
Petting animals refers to the act of stroking or touching animals affectionately, typically domesticated ones like dogs, cats, or farm animals.
The phrase often appears in contexts involving therapy animals or children's zoos: The fair had a petting zoo where kids could feed goats.
Petting animals has documented benefits for reducing stress and anxiety.
- strokingRubbing softly, repeatedly
- furAnimal body hair
- soft furSmooth animal hair
- softYielding to touch
- gentleSoft and kind
gentle touch · purring · lap cat · cuddling · warmth · snuggling · fluffy · furry friend · coat · nuzzling · scratching · belly · belly rubs · ears · muzzle · soothing · calm · bonding
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