Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Animal Friendly Offices, Again
The popular press has again focused some of its attention on animal-assisted therapy and animals being welcomed to workplaces and other public venues. A September 6 article in the New York Times, by Jennifer Kingson (“As Animal-Assisted Therapy Thrives, Enter the Cats,” (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/well/live/as-animal-assisted-therapy-thrives-enter-the-cats.html) is one recent article that discusses animals intentionally brought to workplaces and other “unconventional” locations. Kingson reports that, “Evidence of the growing enthusiasm for therapy animals is cropping up in health and academic circles. The American Hospital Association held a webinar in July on how to set up or improve a hospital animal program. Aetna, the major health care company, is among the growing number of employers that bring therapy animals into the workplace to reduce stress and lift people’s moods.” Kingson also shares that dogs are the animals that most often support people outside the home, but that cats, rabbits and even more “exotic” animals such as …
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