Various factors influence the healthy life of animals. For example, physical activity, nutrition, living conditions. Today we will talk about the most unobvious factor.
Research results
According to a study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, working animals such as donkeys, horses and mules had better health when owners believed in their ability to feel emotions.
In this case, the animals had better health compared to equids, whose owners viewed them as a tool for profit or help in the economy.
In addition, working animals were less likely to limp when owners believed in their ability to feel pain.
This was the first such study that revealed a pattern between a person's attitude towards an animal and the animal's well-being.
