Buena Vista University student Andrew Fox plays with Reepicheep, a therapy cat owned by Melanie Hauser, a chemistry professor and the university’s chaplain in the school’s Center for diversity and Inclusion. Reepicheep has an Instagram page and a fan club of students who visit him to take their minds off of homework. TIM HYNDS/SIOUX CITY JOURNAL VIA AP
Nick Hytrek SIOUX CITY JOURNAL STORM LAKE, Iowa – Studies show that pets help their owners relax, reducing their stress level, blood pressure and loneliness…