Murray Minick, formerly of Altoona, gets acquainted with PawZone therapy dog, Norm, a 5-year-old Bernedoodle owned by Julie Lutz of Altoona. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski HOLLIDAYSBURG — Tails ...

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. — It's a program to help the community, enrich the lives of seniors and promote a sense of duty. The state of Florida has the 2nd highest percentage of senior citizens in the ...

As the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library filled with the soft rustle of pages and sighs of midterm fatigue, a trio of therapy ...

As Cookie sauntered from room to room down the long corridors of Chesapeake Shores nursing home, periodically she would peek in to say hello to an old friend.Her presence was almost always met with a ...

NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, Ireland, March 26 (Reuters) - Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as ...

Every now and then I receive the newsletter from my alma mater to inform me about new programs, activities, and in general, make me feel like I’m still part of the family and under consideration.

Two comfort dogs from central Indiana were deployed to Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, to provide emotional support to ...

Juanita Mengel is missing a leg and so is her cat Lola-Pearl, but together they spread happiness and care as a therapy cat team in Ohio. In the US there are only about 200 registered therapy cat teams ...