You are going to scroll down and look at this picture and I want you to say, out loud, the first thing that comes to mind. Remember that word, and hold on to the feeling that it gives you, OK?

Are you ready?

Now!

So what was your first word? What was the first feeling you had?

I will bet you every single cent that I have in my pocket (which, let's be honest here, isn't all that much I mean c'mon I'm a college student) that your response to that a-freaking-adorable picture of a perfect little fluff ball of a puppy was nothing less than positive.

It gave you a feeling of happiness, didn't it? Wanna know why? Because animals make people happy.

Now, don't get me wrong, there are people out there who don't love every single animal that they come across, but if they are presented with a nice, clean, soft, puppy or kitten? They literally have to think it's cute, it's just the rules of nature.

If you're anything like me then it doesn't matter what kind of animal it is. I can see a bird walking to class and immediately perk up inside. God forbid I see a cat or a dog at a party somewhere because then my friends won't see me for the rest of the night. I'm the type of person who will pull a Matt Damon in "We Bought A Zoo" and will literally purchase a zoo to live in with my family just because I'm dealing with a mid-life crisis.

There definitely are some animals that I would prefer not to be around (like 4, tops) but overall, I am definitely an animal person. I get excited to go home to visit my family because I know there will be animals there to cuddle with. When I go visit different places, I always ask if there will be any animals there. I'm tagged in at least 8 pictures or videos of animals a day by friends and family, and I constantly tag them in the same.

Happiness is directly correlated with animals whether you believe it or not. You proved it yourself at the beginning of this article when you saw the picture of that puppy! So get you an animal, go to a petting zoo, or even just a regular ole zoo, visit a friend with an animal, go see your family so you can hang out with the cats, just have animals in your life because they can make you forget about the crazy, stressed life that you're living and even be the most amazing listeners when you need to talk.

Happiness and animals have a direct relationship with one another, it's just a fact!