Dogs are being sought to participate in the animal-assisted therapy program at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Dogs that qualify must be able to respond to commands, walk on a leash without pulling, ...

Lifeline Connections is taking its therapy practices to the arena. The Vancouver organization — which provides mental health and addiction services — added animal-assisted therapy to its stable of ...

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 ...

Concordia University Wisconsin is the first college in Wisconsin - and among the first nationwide - to pilot an animal-assisted therapy certificate program. The program, which launched officially in ...

KEY LARGO, Fla., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pawsitive Beginnings, a growing fox rescue program in Key Largo, Florida, continues to develop its animal-assisted therapy network by announcing a new ...

Bennett Aust's visitors to his hospital room didn't say much. However, their compassion and consideration was evident as Aust reached out to touch them. Except, doggone it, Sgt. Bilko did snort a ...

YUMA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - A hospital in Arizona has added a new four-legged volunteer to their animal-assisted therapy program. According to the Yuma Regional Medical Center, its staff has added ...