Cats sometimes get a bad rap. After all, cats claw the couch, knock objects off tables, jump on things they shouldn't, and so on. Yet, anyone who's ever been around a well-behaved cat knows these ...

Pet owners are always looking for ways to help their cats and dogs stay healthy, comfortable, and happy for as long as ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When it comes to animal-assisted services (AAS), dogs have long ...

Juanita Mengel and her cat Lola Pearl both have had there left leg amputated Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and ...

For years, therapy dogs have ruled the world of animal-assisted services (AAS), offering stress relief to college students, hospital patients, and those in need of emotional support. But new research ...

Of all the places to conduct my first interview with a cat, Lazy Dog, the canine-friendly restaurant on Route 59 in Naperville, would not have been my first choice. But if that’s where Sputnik, the ...

DEAR PET TALK: I think my cat needs a therapist. When I adopted her, she was really shy and it is taking her a long time to warm up. What can I do? —Cat Mama DEAR CAT MAMA: The very first ...

Listen to ASCO’s Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, “Pet Therapy: How the Cat I Never Wanted Saved My Life” by Dr. Fumiko Chino, Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.. The ...