In 2020, Nanette Zeller and her husband decided that they were finally ready for another dog. At Caring Hearts for Canines, ...

Marcus has found a new career as a therapy dog, for which he is perfectly suited on account of being affectionate, friendly and polite ...

Local cockatoo is helping raise critical funds to bring therapy animal visits to people and communities nationwide. - ...

Merrimack College’s newest therapy dog is in the middle of his second semester on campus providing comfort and a calming presence for the school’s community. Gus, a 10-month-old ...

Watching a video of a therapy dog for just five minutes can meaningfully lower stress levels, a new study shows, offering a simple, stigma-free option for those reluctant to seek traditional mental ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and broader animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) represent a developing field within complementary medicine that employs trained animals to support and enhance ...

On an upper level of the Colorado Springs Police Department, the calls never stop. The people here stand before screens displaying maps of the city and other urgent information, and they respond ...

A grant from the Hamilton Community Foundation will allow Hamilton City Schools to expand its Pawsitive Connections Therapy Dog Program districtwide, placing therapy dogs in most buildings for the ...

As National Llama Day arrives on December 9, 2025, it’s the perfect moment to recognize an unexpected yet rapidly growing force in the world of emotional healing: llamas. With their calm demeanor, ...

According to a 2025 report by the American Veterinary Medical Association, animal-assisted intervention is an umbrella term describing the utilization of animals to benefit the human experience. The ...

Turns out, you can’t pet a therapy dog wrong. Students reported lower stress no matter where they focused their touch.

Pets have a way of touching our hearts in ways words often cannot. For centuries, humans have shared their lives with animals, finding comfort, companionship, and joy in their presence. Over the past ...