On Tuesday night in Wolcott, Connecticut a dog was found running around the streets by a good citizen who contacted the local dog pound. The dog had no microchip and tags, but she did show signs of ...

Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to ...

Twinkie underwent successful surgery at the University of Missouri on Friday and was expected to return to Stray Rescue of St ...

Therapy dogs are common visitors to college campuses during periods of high stress such as midterms or final exams, but now more colleges and universities are including comfort animals and therapy ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has revealed that therapy dogs can be a huge boon to nursing students. Nursing school is full of highly demanding examinations and requires ...

Scout escaped the animal shelter, climbed two high fences, crossed a busy road at night, slid in the automatic doors of a nearby nursing home, found a couch in the lobby, curled up, and slept there ...

In most rescue animal adoptions, the adopter picks their pet. In this case, the canine in question chose a new home all on his own. Scout was staying at the Antrim County Animal Shelter in Bellaire, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa native and University of Tampa nursing student Leigh Dittman is poised to graduate in May with honors. It's a credit to her studiousness and grit, and also to her loyal service dog ...

Sal Markowitz, 96, right, and Sandra Greer, 82, left, visits with Marley, a Great Dane, while therapeutic activities director Catherine Farrell looks on at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale in New York, ...