Goatlandia in Sebastopol is offering animal assisted therapy for groups and individuals using their farm animals. The sanctuary manager of Goatlandia, Brenda Rynders, is in charge of the program and ...

Ellie Laks, founder of The Gentle Barn, said turkeys are intelligent, affectionate and well suited for animal-assisted ...

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 ...

Yesterday, the New York Times published a heart-wrenching profile of three-time world champion and Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin, who had a bike crash last January, which may have resulted in a ...

Suffolk's Hero Kids Foundation helps military and first-responder families heal through animal-assisted therapy and farm work ...

SINGAPORE – Dealing with major depressive disorder and anger issues from past trauma, Charles turned to drinking and overeating as coping mechanisms – habits that took him years to break. When the ...

Thought LeadersRahel MartiResearcher in animal-assisted interventionsUniversity of BaselIn this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the ...

Katy Kleinschmidt says Coping Together’s animal assisted therapy not only helped her son Jack form deep relationships with his favorite animals, but improved his ability to connect with people as well ...

A new face is entering the volunteer animal-assisted therapy industry in Herndon. Michael Stokes’ operated his own consulting business 20 years ago and is no stranger to running an organization. His ...