June 30, 2015 Kosmos Community News

The Psychology of Human Bonding | Why Do We Love Our Pets So Much?

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. – Anatole France

‘Most of us treat our pets like members of the family: we enjoy their company and we do everything we can to ensure their happiness and wellbeing, including providing them with veterinary care and emergency veterinary services when they are sick or injured. But it is not immediately obvious why human beings should bond so closely to members of other species, partly because we are virtually unique as a species in the fact that we choose to do so.’ – Martin Siegel, DVM,