Feeling of purpose: Caring for an animal stimulates movement. This gives seniors a reason to wake up and face the day compared to their peers without pets, which means a feeling of purpose.

Altered focus: “Having a pet can help seniors focus on something other than physical or mental health issues and preoccupations about loss or aging” – Penny B. Donnenfeld, a New York-based Psychologist. 

Pets provide and help in maintaining a daily routine: Having a structure to follow during and after retirement is important to ward off the risk of depression. The routine of feeding, grooming and providing other pet needs can also help prevent cognitive decline which is common among seniors.

Article source: helenair.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

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