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His name is Lilou and he is the most famous animal in San Francisco . At least, from the airport, where he works every day helping passengers with fear of flying . Yes, reader, you read correctly. This friendly pig is the protagonist of an emotional therapy whose goal is to reassure travelers who are afraid to catch a plane.
To do this, the Californian city airport is traveled from top to bottom trying to calm them down. His attire can not be more consistent, since he is dressed as a real pilot, with a cap and everything. It does not lack a detail, since it also has red-painted nails . Her body attire varies depending on the day, being a skirt in the purest tutu style her favorite. Because you have to specify: Lilou is a pig of five years.
Its owner, Tatyana Danilova, works as a psychologist in the field of animal therapy, so pets like this help overcome trances, traumas or conflicts in all types of patients. For this, Lilou has the certificate of Assisted Animal Therapy, issued by the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Smile Ambassador
Lilou exercises Ambassador of the Smile is dedicated to approaching the passengers with panic to fly to calm them before catching their flight. In this way, it reduces your level of stress and anxiety , "transmitting positive energy," says Danilova. Many of them have not seen a real pig in their life, which generates all kinds of fun reactions.
It has also been shown that this type of animal treatment, in expansion, has many health benefits . Not surprisingly, San Francisco airport is not its only working habitat, but also works in hospitals, schools, nursing homes and specialized centers where they need a halo of hope and joy. Because that's what the pig transmits where it goes.
Danilova also says that when they began to frequent the American airfield, what they were looking for was to relieve passengers with fear of flying, but that, over time, the connection created has been much greater.
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