Aimed by the Swedish audio streaming site for their
subscribers who felt guilty leaving their pets alone at home, does a Spotify
playlist and podcast list for your pets actually offer positive benefits for
your pets?
By: Ringo Bones
The Swedish audio streaming site has pitched the scheme
specifically for those who felt guilty leaving their pet(s) alone at home
Spotify is now making curated playlists specifically tailored for your pets to
enjoy. Often referred to as “Spotify For Pets”, it’s been around for over two
weeks now and many subscribers swear by it given that the app’s algorithm
generates a music playlist that is more or less “liked” by their pets. But for pet owners with a semblance of
knowledge on how the science behind their pet’s auditory system works compared
to theirs, are the “Spotify Pet Playlists and tailored podcasts are really
backed by science that they offer positive benefits to your pets, never mind if
they can even hear them at all given the physiological differences between the
human auditory system and your pet’s?
Well, there was a study published by Australian researchers
a few years ago that dog breeds used for sheepherding prefer to listen to acoustic
guitar based campfire music and even seem to feel relaxed while listening to
such repertoire. But what about the more exotic pets mentioned in Spotify’s pet
playlists, like iguanas and probably snakes whose auditory system are more
sensitive in the low frequency or bass region compared to humans? Would such
pets prefer electronic dance music with a surfeit of bass – maybe Meghan
Trainor’s All About the Bass perhaps?
