Cats and Mental Wellness

Video (Flash) from Singapore Community Cats

"Studies have been done involving stressed and upset people, whereby they are given a cat to pet. The rhythmic motion of petting and the constant low sound of a pleased cat purring from the attention being paid to it has shown to have a calming effect, to reduce stress, and even to lower blood pressure." -- Ria Morrison, "The Therapeutic Benefits of Cats"

It is known that some institutions, such as nursing homes, often use cats for their therapeutic benefits. But what about your place of business? After all, isn't the bottom line everything? The purpose of your business is to make profits -- either for yourself as owner, or for your shareholders.

Google, famous for its innovative work environment (in the IT world, this innovativeness is given a new, reappropriated adjective "googley") in which employees are given free spa treatments, in-house gym membership, pet health insurance and even a kayak, employees also bring their dogs to work, but not cats.

Google Dog Policy

Google's affection for our canine friends is an integral facet of our corporate culture. We like cats, but we're a dog company, so as a general rule we feel cats visiting our offices would be fairly stressed out. For more on this, see our Dog Policy.

Will there be a company that can stand up against Google and say "our affection for our feline friends is an integral facet of our corporate culture"??