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BARRINGTON, Ill. (CBS)-- It has been proven that animals have healing properties – and after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for animal therapy is growing. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman ...

Our furry friends can be a handful to take care of, from leaving big messes for you to clean to eating up your money — sometimes literally. Pets require a lot of attention, but so do humans.

Dogs are the most common service animals, with over 50,000 in the U.S. as of 2025. This makes sense, considering that dogs have a long-standing history as service animals and a well-established system ...

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 ...

— Pet Partners honors therapy animal teams and raises awareness of their role in improving health and well-being nationwide.— Each year, thousands of registered Pet Partners therapy animal teams visit ...

Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her ...

Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an increasingly popular alternative is emerging: therapy cats. The term is ...

ROCHESTER — Every once in a while, a notable celebrity will appear on Mayo Clinic's campus in downtown Rochester. But when Munchkin shows up, Whitney Romine says "it's like bringing a rock star into ...