Animal therapy, or pet therapy, refers to the use of animals as a way to help people cope with and recover from some physical and mental health conditions. Learn more.

In ancient Greece, Plutarch (46-119 CE) and Porphyry (c. 234-305 CE) tried to persuade people to treat animals better by demonstrating the highly developed qualities that animals exhibit.

People who feel threatened by vegetarianism more likely to care less about animals Date: June 20, 2018 Source: University of Kent Summary: New research suggests that if people perceive the rise of ...

Animals isolate like people do in old age -- but that might be a good thing, scientists say. VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Being a loner isn’t un-herd of for these four-legged ...

It’s not just dangerous animal encounters. People risk their lives all the time for extreme selfies, by standing near moving trains, teetering on the edges of cliffs, even posing with loaded ...

DID YOU KNOW that most of our local horse, dog and cat rescue, rehabilitation and rehome organizations are full-to-capacity ...

In a statement Wednesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which opposes all animal research, called the study a "grotesque sideshow," and pointed out that more than a dozen monkeys ...