{"id":717,"date":"2020-09-09T18:26:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T22:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findapaw.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:39:39","slug":"pets-and-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findapaw.com\/pets-and-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets? Work? Coronavirus?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The pandemic has created a lot of headaches since it arrived in full force back in March. Yet one of the major unintended benefits of us all spending more time at home is more quality time with our pets — music to our ears!<\/p>\n
A recent survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Zoetis <\/a><\/strong><\/span>Petcare<\/strong><\/span> <\/a>found that 70% of polled pet parents feel they know their animals better since the pandemic. On top of that, over 81% of respondents said the <\/span>quarantine period made them feel closer to their pet than ever before.<\/p>\n The survey aimed to learn more about how new and seasoned pet owners are feeling and what their experiences have been like at home with their pets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This doesn’t come as a major surprise given the current work\/home climate. Humans and their pets will inevitably collide in some form or fashion during pandemic times. It’s good news it appears to be a mostly positive collision!<\/p>\n Pets are certainly loving their extra human time as this provides an extra opportunity to beg for a walk outside, game of tug of war, or snuggle on the couch. Can you blame them?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As someone who relies heavily on Zoom meetings these days, I can say it has added a bit of flare being able to meet my coworkers’ pets during our video calls.<\/p>\n It has also lead to more casual banter and allowed me to learn more about a person\u2019s personality by how they interact with their pets. It’s interesting how soft a person can become swooning over their precious pet!<\/p>\nA little extra playtime<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The cutest pesky friends<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n