Pet Connect

We’ve known for a long time that people gain many benefits through pets, such as building self-esteem in children, buffering the effects of grief, improving quality of life, wellbeing and increasing life longevity. Research also indicates that pets help people to build social bridges in communities, acting as a social conduit with neighbours or strangers, or as motivators for walking and increasing fitness. A study found that over 50% of dog owners meet people in their neighbourhood as a result of their pet and over 80% of dog owners talk to other people when out walking their dogs. These social bridges are also known as social capital and the building of social capital is known to have positive effects on the health and economic viability of a society.

With these benefits Better Connected would like to “connect” people with others who also have a love of animals but may not to have their own for whatever reason.

If you’d like to be apart of this exciting new venture, we would love to hear from you so we might create some ‘paw” magic for people. You can email us your interest on support@connectedqld.com or by phoning 0400448389