Can Our Pets Help us Feel Better? The Science of Animal Therapy

Whenever I’m feeling down, depressed or stressed out, tending to the animals on the farm is a surefire way to feel better. Does “pet therapy” work? Can animals feel the same emotions we do, or are we anthropomorphizing? I meet the team at Hands On Exotics, which specializes in Animal-Assisted Therapy in Toronto to find out.

** CREDITS **
Writer / Director / Producer / Editor: Bryce Sage

** FEATURING **

Hands-On Exotics: Delivis Niedialek, Co-Founder
Josh Metcalfe
Diesel, Boots, Crisco & Cluck

** CREW **

Executive Producer: Janice Dawe
Cinematographer: Jordan Fisher
Cinematographer: Gianfranc Pipitone
Sound Recorders: Adam M Glen, Shounak Ganguly
Composer: David Arcus
Production Assistant: Marco Bucci
Visual Effects: Chris Rugo
Graphic Designer: Richard Nalli-Petta

** SPECIAL THANKS **

Josh Metcalfe
Diesel, Boots, Crisco, Cluck and the Barn Cats
Healthy Minds Canada
Hands On Exotics
TELUS Fund

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