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 ...

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 ...

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

Across America, scenes like this are becoming increasingly common as hospice and palliative care facilities embrace a compassionate new approach to end-of-life comfort. Therapy animals are no longer ...

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 ...

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:12 p.m. Animals – whether personal pets or service animals – can be seen around campus. While UCLA’s residential pet policy only allows fish in tanks under 10 ...