(22 questions), 42% owned dogs and 12% had cats. Most respondents (54%) liked cats mainly because they were friendly and provided companionship, but also because they removed vermin. Thirty eight percent disliked cats principally because cats
in humans (n=18) and dogs (n=18) before and after positive interaction. Results (P<.05) indicated that in both species the neurochemicals involved with attention-seeking or attentionis egens behavior have increased. This information can
using cats and dogs, but there is a complete lack of controlled studies using farm animals as therapeutic agents for psychiatric patients. The study was developed in the context of Green care, a concept that involves the use of farm
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