Over the weekend, it was “love your pet day”.  Now if you have a pet, you know how easy that can be. Pets can really enhance our life and also our families.  

A furry friend can also keep you company through the stress or isolation and this may be why pet adoption and fostering have spiked over the past year.  

While people who adopt an animal usually think they’re changing its life for the better, pets have just as much of a positive impact on the lives of their owners. 

So, I dug up a few fun facts on the effect pets have on our lives: 

Couples who own a pet together have lower blood pressure and interact with each other more than couples who do not own a pet. 

Studies show that pet owners are more likely to get to know people in their neighborhood than those who do not have a pet. 

Animals can help children by teaching them about empathy and responsibility, and can even boost their literacy skills. 

Pets inspire people in various of ways. English actor Oliver Reed reviewed his movie script with his cat, Felix, nearby. When he was coming up with his theories, Albert Einstein would often watch his cat, Tiger, move about. It was an injured dog that inspired Florence Nightingale to become a nurse.