RSVP Sans Pets

Thursday, 29 July 2010 | by Pat's Picks

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.”