I bet they are saving the NHS multiple times that amount due to having an enforced consistent sleep rhythm and going for walks twice a day.
Walks Def. Plus company desire to play. It was known in the 80s that pets reduced blood pressure. Just from spending time.
"Thieves of Healthcare Damage Society with Their Negligence Towards Pets"
What kind of headline...
Well it's sky so I'm not going to disagree with the intent.
But it's very open to interpretation. Many right wing readers may interpret it that way. But the tittle just questions the cost. Reading the article it seems more like a warning.
"For elderly females that dogs may be a bad pet for them and the NHS."
I worry more that it makes no effort to compare the huge cost saving regular walking of dogs has on elderly heart and muscle health. And companionship has on mental health.
But that's less click baity. And really clicks is all they care about.
Great advice on dealing with pulling on lead. We got a rescue as second dog year and a half ago. He had clearly not been trained at all and was pulling on walks. My wife, who is the knowledgable dog trainer in our house, got it sorted in just few walks doing what you described.
Edit: typos
Nods saw it on social media so tried it with my little dog.
Was stunned how effective and quick it was.
Gonna try that method with my dog. Thanks!
Nods saw it somewhere on social media myself. I have an over eager chihuahua I inherited from an ex.
So gave it a try. Half an hour of doing this he stopped pulling.
I'm far from an expert.
There really should be just a specific pet owners license. It's insane that every idiot can just buy an animal and then unknowingly and with the best of intentions mistreat the fuck out of it
I'm not sure a license is the best way to go about it, but I certainly do think something needs to change.
I believe there should be some sort of minimum commitment to training if a person gets a new dog, i.e. you can have a puppy but you must have already booked up x amount of training sessions, and have vets appointments booked in.
And with cats, it'd like to see pre-booked appointments for neutering/spaying and microchipping, because apparently according to my neighbours, you can buy kittens, not do any of that and then just let them be feral around your neighbourhood and not really have to take care of them at all.
I'd actually like to see legislation on new cats not being let outside unless contained in a catio or something.
according to my neighbours, you can buy kittens, not do any of that and then just let them be feral around your neighbourhood
Ignoreing the not having to care for them. And legally cats must be chipped now. But that is a very very recent rule change.
This is very much a majority opinion in the UK that cats kept inside is cruelty to the cat. Your opinion that all cats are required to be inside creatures is the rare one. More common in the younger generation. But not one backed up by evidence.
Bird deaths are the most common sighted evidence. But cats are not proven to be the cause of a change in total population. Cats have been in the UK at least since the Romans first arrival. So 2000+ years. And have been used as pest control on farms extensively since at least that period. Most UK bird species have come here via Europe where cats were for much longer. Urbanisation may mean more cats. But the expansion of humanity and removal of habitate is the real issue.
Or you know. More information shared with the public about the needs of certain pets.
Hamsters are the worst off. Most have no idea how big the cage needs to be for them to be unstressed. There already short lives are way shorter and stressed due to pet shops not advising the need a much much larger cage. RSPCA says 1mx50cm or larger. Also if you have a Syrian you likely need a larger wheel.
Pet shop worker are rarely well informed.
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