How’s your ESA doing? It’s a good bet you didn’t know your family’s pet(s) could also be “Emotional Support Animals.”
Here’s another related acronym, “animal assisted therapy (AAT).” This
is a growing field of research and practice in the use of animals for
psychological therapy.
It’s not difficult to understand the underlying beliefs about how
animals can have a healthy effect on the human psyche – just hold a
warm, fuzzy and purring kitten for a while.
