Children visit dogs in the B.A.R.K. program at the University of British Columbia Source: Freya L. L. Green Photography; used with permission Emotional contagion has been described as “The tendency to ...

Back-to-school season can be stressful for kids of all ages. One Pittsburgh-area middle school says they have a solution with the help of some furry friends. Roxy, Ben, Kyla and Ranger are all therapy ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Susan de Meyer's horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while nonverbal children are moved to ...

MINT HILL, N.C. — Kismet, an English Springer Spaniel, and her owner Stacey Yeoman have been bringing joy to patients and staff at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center for the past two months as a ...

It feels so tough to accept that you're only human and you might be struggling to reach your goals or with dealing with tough changes, even with the work and effort you've been putting in to yourself.

Holiday travels can leave frequent flyers feeling stressed — that’s why one airport introduced therapy animals as a way for people to cope. But these aren’t your typical comfort canines; instead, the ...

For Lola-Pearl the cat, a birth defect left her with only three legs, but also a singularly spectacular mission. "The goal of a therapy animal intervention is to share the love, the warmth of an ...

How can I give back to all the people here who have helped me recover? Charles Mortimer, known as Chef Cardie, thought while in a rehabilitation facility in New Jersey. The longtime chef had been ...

One hundred feet down a suspended footbridge and 20 feet into the branches of a massive silver maple tree, you pass through a rustic wooden entryway to a one-story structure and end up feeling a world ...

Three therapy chickens – named Donut, Pancake and Croissant – deliver smiles at Signature Pointe Senior Living Center in Dallas. Donut, Pancake and Croissant are part of Healing Hens, a nonprofit ...