WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.007 WHAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO LESSEN THE IDEA OF SOCIAL DISTANCING? YOUR PETS. PETS CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT DURING 2 00:00:08.007 --> 00:00:16.282 STRESSFUL TIMES. RESEARCHERS AT THE CENTER FOR THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND AT PURDUE REALLY ALREADY PROVEN THAT PEOPLE IN CONTACT 3 00:00:16.282 --> 00:00:21.855 WITH ANIMALS SHOW LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCED ANXIETY AND A GENERAL FEELING OF WELL BEING. BUSINESS OF HEALTH REPORTER 4 00:00:21.855 --> 00:00:30.096 KYLIE VELETA JOINS ME NOW VIA SKYPE FROM HER HOME IN GREENWOOD TO HELP US SNIFF OUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW OUR PETS ARE HELPING 5 00:00:30.096 --> 00:00:37.237 US COPE. RIGHT NOW, KYLIE, OVER TO YOU, AND A FRIEND YOU'VE GOT THERE WITH YOU. >> YEAH, I LANDED THE TOUGH 6 00:00:37.237 --> 00:00:43.710 ASSIGNMENT TODAY, I'M OUTSIDE HANGING OUT WITH MY DOG. THIS IS MURPHY, AND HE'S OUR FAMILY DOG, OF COURSE, HE'S KIND OF BEEN 7 00:00:43.710 --> 00:00:52.919 HELPING US COPE FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS AS WE'VE ALL BEEN TRAPPED TOGETHER, AND TRAPPED INSIDE. BUT, I TALKED TO 8 00:00:52.919 --> 00:01:02.095 DR. MAGGIE, SHE SAYS THIS FEELING OF OUR PETS HELPING US IS REALLY NOT JUST A FEELING THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE 9 00:01:02.095 --> 00:01:10.403 MEASURED BIOLOGICALLY. >> WHAT SCIENCE AND THE FIELD OF HUMAN ANIMAL INTERACTION, PETS CAN BE A UNIQUE SOURCE OF SOCIAL 10 00:01:10.403 --> 00:01:17.410 SUPPORT DURING SOCIAL SITUATIONS. STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE PERCEIVE THEIR PETS AS A SOURCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT, 11 00:01:17.410 --> 00:01:29.522 AT SIMILAR LEVELS TO WHAT WE SEE FROM SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PEOPLE RATE THEM SIMILARLY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 12 00:01:29.522 --> 00:01:36.262 SERVICE DOG HAS MEASURABLY BETTER SOCIAL HEALTH. SOMETHING WE CAN MEASURE SCIENTIFICALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK PEOPLE 13 00:01:36.262 --> 00:01:44.604 ARE INTERESTED IN IS HOW WE CAN MEASURE THAT BIOLOGICALLY, AND PHYSIOLOGICALLY, AND SO WHAT WE IS THAT IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, 14 00:01:44.604 --> 00:01:52.078 IF THERE'S AN ANIMAL THERE, PEOPLE SHOW WHAT WE MIGHT CALL A MUTED STRESS RESPONSE, SO THEY'RE HAVING A LOWER HEART 15 00:01:52.078 --> 00:01:58.418 RATE OR BLOOD PRESSURE, OR THEIR CORTISONE LEVELS, THE STRESS HORMONE ARE LOWER WHEN THE ANIMAL IS THERE. 16 00:01:58.418 --> 00:02:07.093 >> SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW DOGS HELP US DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING. IS THERE ANY BENEFIT IN THE OTHER SITUATION A LOT OF 17 00:02:07.093 --> 00:02:14.067 PEOPLE ARE FINDING THEMSELVES IN, WHICH IS WORKING FROM HOME? >> I THINK THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON 18 00:02:14.067 --> 00:02:26.079 WORKING FROM HOME, AND THAT COMPANIONSHIP. I'VE SEEN AND HEARD STORIES OF ANIMALS SHOWING UP IN YOUR WEB CONFERENCE AND 19 00:02:26.079 --> 00:02:33.119 HOW THAT CAN BRING JOY TO THE REST OF THE GROUP ON THE CALL. WE CERTAINLY DO HAVE DATA ABOUT THE SIMPLE EFFECTS OF LOOKING AT 20 00:02:33.119 --> 00:02:39.993 ANIMALS CAN CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN MOOD. >> SO, WHAT CAN WE DO AT HOME IF WE HAVE A PET TO REALLY TAKE 21 00:02:39.993 --> 00:02:45.632 FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT RIGHT NOW WHEN WE ALL ARE FEEL PRETTY ISOLATED? >> ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO TAKE 22 00:02:45.632 --> 00:02:53.373 ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION, IF YOU DO HAVE A COMPANION ANIMAL IS TO CHERISH THAT AND BE MINDFUL OF THAT. TAKE YOUR DOG 23 00:02:53.373 --> 00:03:01.748 FOR A WALK, PET YOUR CAT, WATCH THE SILLY THINGS THEY DO AND LET THAT BRING JOY INTO YOUR LIFE. WE CAN CREATE A SPACE THAT'S 24 00:03:01.748 --> 00:03:14.294 REALLY QUITE POSITIVE FOR THE AND FOR US -- ANIMAL AND FOR US. >> WE KNOW OUR PETS HELP US FEEL BETTER. WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF 25 00:03:14.294 --> 00:03:19.365 GENERATING ACTUAL SCIENTIFIC DATA TO SUPPORT THAT? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE FEW REASONS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT 26 00:03:19.365 --> 00:03:28.308 TO HAVE SCIENTIFIC DATA TO LOOK AT ANIMALS AND HUMAN INTERACTIONS. A LOT OF RESEARCH ON SPECIAL AREAS AND SPECIAL 27 00:03:28.308 --> 00:03:35.882 POPULATIONS, THERAPY DOGS IN HOSPITALS, SERVICE ANIMALS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A PSYCHIATRIC OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY. THE REASON 28 00:03:35.882 --> 00:03:42.956 WE NEED SEARCH FOR THOSE SPECIAL POPULATIONS, IT TAKES SCIENCE TO ALLOW THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN. FOR EXAMPLE, IN HOSPITALS, THEY 29 00:03:42.956 --> 00:03:48.861 DON'T JUST LET ANYONE THROUGH THE DOORS, THEY HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON SCIENCE, AND IF YOU CAN'T SCIENTIFICALLY 30 00:03:48.861 --> 00:03:54.100 DEMONSTRATE THAT A DOG NEEDS TO BE IN A HOSPITAL, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED IN. SO, AND THE SAME KIND OF GOES FOR THE 31 00:03:54.100 --> 00:04:01.107 SERVICE ANIMAL, IF YOU CAN'T DEMONSTRATE THAT A SERVICE DOG IS BENEFICIAL, THERE WILL BE NO FUNDING FOR THAT SERVICE DOG. WE 32 00:04:01.107 --> 00:04:12.118 KNOW THERE ARE REALLY LONG WAIT-LISTS, SOME PLACES ON AVERAGE TWO YEARS. THE LISTS WILL REMAIN LONG BECAUSE THE 33 00:04:12.118 --> 00:04:19.592 FUNDING WON'T BE THERE IF WE DON'T HAVE SCIENCE. >> GERRY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE NATIONAL STORY, COMING OUT OF 34 00:04:19.592 --> 00:04:25.131 NEW YORK THAT SHELTERS IN AND AROUND THAT CITY RAN OUT OF ANIMALS, THEY WERE CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF ANIMALS BECAUSE 35 00:04:25.131 --> 00:04:33.906 SO MANY PEOPLE ADOPTED THEM. I TALKED TO INDY HUMANE, WHEN THEY ISSUED A PLEA FOR MORE FOSTERING DUE TO COVID, THEY HAD 200 NEW 36 00:04:33.906 --> 00:04:40.613 FAMILIES SIGN UP TO FOSTER. THAT WAS A HUGE INCREASE, PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THESE FOUR-LGGED GUYS HELP US FEEL 37 00:04:40.613 --> 00:04:46.352 BETTER DURING THIS TIME. >> GREAT REPORT. KYLIE, ALSO, QUICKLY, YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING INDIANA COMPANIES LARGE AND 38 00:04:46.352 --> 00:04:53.693 SMALL AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO STEP UP AND HELP DURING THE CRISIS. ONE OF THEM, ELI LILLY AND COMPANY. LILLY ANNOUNCED 39 00:04:53.693 --> 00:04:59.399 THEY'RE CONTINUING AND ACTUALLY EXPANDING THEIR DRIVE-THRU TESTING. >> RIGHT, THEY ARE EXPANDING IT. 40 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:07.140 SO NOW THEY ARE TESTING PEOPLE WHO ARE SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, 65 YEARS OLD AND OLDER. ALSO, IF YOU'RE UNDER 65, 41 00:05:07.140 --> 00:05:15.114 AND YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, AND A SERIOUS UNDERLYING ISSUE, AND THEN ALSO WORKERS AND BUSINESSES DEEMED 42 00:05:15.114 --> 00:05:23.156 ESSENTIAL BY THE STATE WHO HAVE REGULAR PUBLIC CONTACT AS PART OF THEIR JOB, THEY'RE ALSO TESTING THOSE PEOPLE NOW, AND OF 43 00:05:23.156 --> 00:05:27.827 COURSE, ALL OF THOSE FREE OF CHARGE, YOU STILL DO NEED A PHYSICIAN'S WRITTEN ORDER.