When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Animals provide us with lots of love, affection, and companionship – it’s ...

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are more than just pets. They provide crucial comfort and relief for emotional or psychological challenges. ESAs don’t need specialized training. They help alleviate ...

Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...

Dogs have rich and deep emotional lives. Science clearly shows that dogs are sentient, feeling beings. 1 When I learned about the rigorous science—cognitive ethology and affective neuroscience—and ...

It is a moment of pure calm and cuteness, and a reminder that, given time, even the most nervous Rescue Dogs can learn to ...

Life’s loud. Chats pinging, deadlines grinning, sleep skulking off somewhere after midnight. You can have a full calendar and still feel hollow in the chest. Therapists help. Medicine helps. But the ...

Animals provide us with lots of love, affection, and companionship – it’s why so many people have pets. Some animals provide emotional and mental health support to people with mental health or ...