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How animals helped dental nurses through lockdown

11 mins read Workplace issues/your health
Pets offer companionship and unconditional love and evidence suggests they can help to reduce our anxiety and stress. We hear from some of our readers about how animals have aided their mental health

Our pets can be a fabulous source of comfort in times of stress. They boost our mental health and those that require regular exercise ensure we stay physically fit, too. They are great motivators and, in darker days, can pull us out of our gloom and doom in an instant. They give us purpose and love us no matter what – arguably, unconditional affection rivalled by no human relationship we might experience.

The pandemic has seen an explosion in the number of people purchasing or adopting pets – unsurprising when you consider the socially isolating impact of lockdowns when many of us were forced to spend prolonged periods of time at home.

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