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 ...

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 ...

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 ...