Animal Magic

Jurcuta IuliaX MI1

“There was an old lady sitting in a wooden antique chair. She was caressing her dog. She said Bambino was the only thing that makes her smile through the day. She said this is the ~animal magic~. “

The animals can improve the health of a sick person, they can promote kindness in children, they can comfort a lonely person and many other things.

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that involves animals as a form of treatment. The goal of AAT is to improve a patient’s social, emotional, or cognitive functioning. Animals used in therapy include domesticated pets, farm animals and marine mammals (such as dolphins).

Dogs are common in animal-assisted therapy. Assistance dogs can assist people with many different disabilities; they are capable of assisting certain life activities and help the individuals navigate outside home.

Horses are also oftenly used in assisted animal therapy.

Hippotherapy can be used as a treatment for people with physical or mental challenges.

Dolphin assisted therapy refers to the practice of swimming with dolphins, but there has been criticism because by taking dolphins out of their natural environment and putting them in captivity for therapy can be hazardous to their well being.

Besides all these medical benefits, animals are here to remind us that each of us needs meaningful relationships and they can bring this to us because of their devotion, intelligence and loyalty.