In the United States appeared an interesting form of recipes. In them, patients are prescribed to have animals. Dog and cat - by prescription. Doctors believe that therapy with four-legged friends sometimes can help patients much better than tablets. From the USA, Alexander Panov's report.

The idea of ??emotional support in the form of therapy by animals, you can say, took possession of the masses. In the US Ministry of Transport, tightening safety rules on flights, on the contrary, made an allowance for those who have a pet not only a friend, but also a medicine. Now such passengers are allowed on board with animals. It is very important to have the corresponding document otherwise - the problem. For the 6-year-old Max Lopez, his shar pei dog Goliath means the whole world ... Max: "... because he's my best friend. I love him, but he loves me ". This is not just a friendship, but also a medical necessity. Diagnosis of a child - congenital heart disease. She brought the boy to depression. The recommendation of the doctor - Max for emotional support is necessary to have a pet.

According to the terms of rent, Lopez can not afford it. Abigail Lopez, the mother of the boy: "We have tried many times to explain to the landlord that our son is sick and that's why we bought a dog". John Cerna, after witnessing a neighbor's suicide, fell into depression. To get out of this state, he started a cat that is forbidden in his house. Neighbors were not too lazy to throw off on the lawyer and file for John in court. Now he is looking for a new home. Despite the widespread love for animals, the law - above all. The Lopez family won their trial. The dog left the boy only because the American justice recognized - the animal is not only a friend, but also a therapeutic agent. In the US, pets are much larger than the Americans themselves. 338 million four-legged human friends and 290 million people. And only this year, the Americans will spend on their maintenance of 34 billion dollars.

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