Mutual Rescue: How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You,

Mutual Rescue: How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too

A moving and scientific look at the curative powers--both physical and mental--of rescuing a shelter animal, by the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley.

MUTUAL RESCUE profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide. It explores through anecdote, observation, and scientific research, the complexity and depth of the role that pets play in our lives. Every story in the book brings an unrecognized benefit of adopting homeless animals to the forefront of the rescue conversation.

In a nation plagued by illnesses--16 million adults suffer from depression, 29 million have diabetes, 8 million in any given year have PTSD, and nearly 40% are obese--rescue pets can help: 60% of doctors said they prescribe pet adoption and a staggering 97% believe that pet ownership provides health benefits. For people in chronic emotional, physical, or spiritual pain, adopting an animal can transform, and even save, their lives.

Each story in the book takes a deep dive into one potent aspect of animal adoption, told through the lens of people's personal experiences with their rescued pets and the science that backs up the results. This book will resonate with readers hungering for stories of healing and redemption.
Country USA
Brand Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer Grand Central Publishing
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781538713532

Country	USA
Brand	Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer	Grand Central Publishing
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-04-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781538713532

Mutual Rescue: How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too

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