RSVP Sans Pets

Written by Pat's Papers | Thursday, 29 July 2010 10:28 AM

As we become an increasingly pet-centric society, Beth Teitell of the Boston Globe says there’s a new term we should familiarize ourselves with: the pet snub. That’s when you get an invitation to a party or a weekend at the beach and your four-legged friend explicitly does not. Owners say that for them, a pet snub is usually a deal-breaker. Psychologists say it can be hard for some to part with their pets because they view them as family and act as “social support.”

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