[CHAT]: Emotional Support Animals
I think most of us can agree pets play a significant role in most people’s lives, but what about those people who heavily rely on animals for their everyday emotional wellbeing.
If you have ever had any experience with an emotional support animal and/or a therapy animal, or you simply want to learn more about them come and join the conversation!
On Monday the 24th July at 7:30pm AEST we are going to discuss emotional support animals and therapy animals, what they do and share our experiences with them.
They can be really helpful! I had a beautiful cat named Winnie during high school who helped get me through some tough times. What kind of emotional support animal would you want to have?
What is your experience with emotional support animals
I have no experience with emotional support animals.
What is the job of an emotional support animal to you?
I guess if I had one it would be to help distract me.
What animals do you think make the best emotional support animals?
Dogs tend to be very switched on and will go with you everywhere even when you leave the house so I would say dogs but if you're at home a lot cats tend to like big cuddles and sleep with you for a long time so I don't think it's quite as much emotional support as a dog since they're trained but it's still emotional support.
What are some of the benefits of emotional support animals?
Just help people to get through tough times and act as a distraction and presence to lighten the mood.
While some of the things that you have mentioned are true, the role of ESAs isn't to "distract" you. Emotional Support Animals are proven to help in the treatment of mental and psychological disorders. https://esacare.com/role-of-esa-in-treating-psychological-disorders/ ESAs aren't some placebo effect, they have the tendency to comfort humans and help calm their emotions down which in turn help in the treatment of psychological disorders
I am glad we have a Doggo on the forums and i am sure you are a very good boy @sidthesillydog
Annd that wraps it up for tonight guys. It's been a lovely chat and here's another GIF to end our chat tonight
Gnite everybody!!! Thank you for a really great conversation 🙂 Now i'm logging off before i doze off!
"I see something in animals that I don't see in humans. They have a focus and an energy that humans don't have. They just want to live. They aren't trying to impress anyone. They aren't trying to hurt anyone for no reason...they just want to live"
I think that's super applicable to one of the reasons why support animals can be of such a huge use to so many people...as well as supporting us, we can learn so much from them in terms of just getting by, day to day
ANNNNND Before we go, one last question...
What is the cutest animal gif, meme or video you can find?
I went to giphy and I found all these. I couldn't decide on just one....
ENJOY!!!
@Lost_Space_Explorer5 I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but hopefully I got it! 
