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P ets have been part of human life for thousands of years. Middle Eastern

nomadic hunters who adapted to farming communities some 8,000 years
ago kept working dogs and cats around to ward off pests that disturbed
crops. Companion animals were regularly depicted in art or scriptures
from history’s most important eras. In ancient Greece, dogs were kept as co-therapists
in healing temples for their perceived ability to cure illness, which some believe to be
the precursor to our modern practice of having therapy dogs. Pharaohs in ancient Egypt
had pets as a status symbol. Emperors in China kept dogs that sometimes had their own
servants while Roman leaders were avid pet keepers. Over the centuries, the relation-
ship between people and pets continued to develop as society began to understand the
positive effects that this bond can have on our health and psychological well-being.

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