Are Pets A Healthy Pleasure
...l stockbrokers who live alone and had high blood pressure already. The participants were prescribed Lisinopril to reduce resting blood pressure. This article stated that people who reported the fewest social contacts and friends benefited the most from the companionship of their pets (Allen, 2003). This is just another way of saying Pets are good for the heart. In this article “Are Pets a Healthy Pleasure?” by Karen Allen the reading was fairly simple. The clarity of the overall article was well organized and easy to read. Graphics could have been more effective in getting the point across complete and clearly. The headings are a significant part in keeping the article well organized and the summary completes and reviews the main arguments of how and why Cat’s and Dogs effects people’s blood pressure. This article emphasizes on how a dog is good for the blood pressure of someone who has a dog or has the interest in getting a dog. This does not thoroughly answer the question if dogs are a healthy pleasure for everyone this just answers the question for those who have interest in dogs. For some people the dog or cat might create more anxiety and raise the blood pressure and stress level due to some reason for a fear toward animals. This research is not complete due to the fact that it is only in regards to cats and dogs and does not consider any other animals such as fish or rabbits. Ethically, Allen used the opportunity to emphasize that a pet would not substitute for a prescription and the prescription should be taken according to recommended dose. Allen also was sure to have a section of the article covering the limitations and future directions. This covers the fact that this study does not include animals other than cats and dogs. Allen also mentions the fact that this study is done by pet fanatics and there is a bias in the research covered. This would conclude the article to be ethically accountable by recognizing the limitations and including this information in the article. This information is good for those that might be trying or needing to make some health changes regarding stress in their life. This is a quality article for people to see the facts about the effects a pet would have even in their own life. The quality in this article could be more of a persuasive as appose to informative if the writing was hoping to better peoples lives. Allen did use plenty of sources and documented them well. According to the facts that Allen used in the article I could see how the conclusion that pets are a healthy pleasure is the result. I know that My Dog is one of the best things for my heart and my health. Though I do recognize that I have a friend who did not grow up with pets and she is very unnerved around animals of any demeanor and people in her positions should be considered in this study. I always grew up with a dog in the house and each of the kids had our turns of having fish, rabbits, ferrets and eve...