Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an increasingly popular alternative is emerging: therapy cats. The term is ...

Risë VanFleet's paradigm-shifting book is a must-read for anyone living with a companion animal, and I'm sure the animals in ...

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pet Partners, the nation's leading organization registering therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions, will celebrate its 12th annual National ...

Having a furry friend in your therapy session could lead to your next big breakthrough, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. The research, led by Swinburne clinical ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a clinical modality in which qualified healthcare providers, acting within their professional scope of practice, leverage the principles of the human-animal bond to ...

Hospitals can feel overwhelming when you’re going through cancer treatment, which is why many now bring in therapy animals to make that experience a little easier. These animals are trained to handle ...