Two therapy dogs are now part of the daily lives of children hospitalized in the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit at the ...

I've long been interested in the general topic of human-animal interactions and given my research in play behavior by various nonhuman animals (animals,) I was intrigued by the title. I'm glad to have ...

Most people, especially animal lovers, believe that animals can heal us. But what does more rigorous analysis suggest? And where might animal-assisted interventions (AAI) be of greatest value? Today’s ...

Dolphin-assisted therapy is a form of animal-assisted intervention in which patients work with therapists and dolphin ...

Annalisa Smithson was a drug and alcohol counselor in an intensive outpatient treatment program when she witnessed an interaction between a client and a dog that would eventually serve as a turning ...