Family dogs caught up in the Japan
earthquake of 2011 and subsequent nuclear disaster at Fukushima showed signs of
stress not inconsistent with PTSD long after the events, a new study finds.
The research compared abandoned dogs
rescued from Fukushima with non-disaster affected dogs abandoned in 2009 and
2010, before the earthquake. The dogs that lived through the disaster had
stress hormone levels five to 10 times higher than the dogs that were simply
abandoned or found as strays.
"Long-term care and concern
regarding the psychological
impact of disasters appears necessary in humans and companion
animals," the researchers wrote today (Oct. 11) in the journal Scientific
Reports.
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