How pets help reduce Election day stress and calm voters
Nov. 4
Kelsey Dickerson, from the Arizona Humane Society, joined “Arizona Horizon,” to discuss how pets can help calm voters.
Election anxiety can be a real thing to many people. However, having pets around can help calm Election day stress and help calm voters’ nerves.
On Election Day, the AZ Humane Society takes dogs to polling places to interact with voters. The pups come with two goals in mind: To lower blood pressure for people waiting in long lines and to hopefully get some dogs adopted. It also helps socialize the dogs before adoption.
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