People can build emotional connections with horses. This is why the animals are also used in animal-assisted therapy. A study ...

Lucy, a 4-year-old English Labrador Retriever, has become a local hero, spreading joy and comfort throughout Portland as a ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Some furry friends were calming down passengers Thursday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Their names were Lyla and Maya, and they are from the SPCA Serving Erie ...

Occupational therapy may help people with ADHD improve executive functioning and develop better time management, organizational, and social skills. It can also help familiarize them with assistive ...

“Only here in Wyoming will you see a horse on an elevator in a nursing home,” said Kyle Watson, a social worker with the long-term care facility, as Norman, one of the program’s therapy ...

which includes service animals, therapy animals, and emotional support animals, or ESAs. In a pilot study, people with serious mental illness were paired with a dog or cat as a new ESA.

Humans aren't the only ones who can benefit from acupuncture. So can animals, and a Fort Worth Zoo veterinarian is exploring just how much the alternative medicine technique can improve the lives ...

That’s when he started researching ways to ease their emotional pain and improve their mental well-being. A Unique Solution: Animal Therapy In 2017, Odiwuor discovered animal therapy, a method proven ...

The animals will often be breeds of animals with a calm or gentle temperament. This is often known as ‘pet therapy’. There could also be ‘residential programmes’ in place at the care home. These might ...

Robotic fluffy animals will soon be bringing comfort to dementia patients in Lincolnshire. The sensory aids, called Precious Petzzz, have been donated to hospital wards across the county in the ...

For him, this is therapy. “His name is Gold ... s been medically demonstrated that when people come in contact with animals, it releases neurotransmitters such as serotonin and beta-endorphins ...