Purina wants to world to have more therapy cats, so the company is helping to cover training costs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pet Partners of Kansas City works to bring therapy pets and handlers to hospitals, cancer centers, nursing homes, and schools across the area — and they need more teams to fulfill ...

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 ...

It's National Therapy Animal Day, but these unique pets celebrate the holiday all year round. It’s National Therapy Animal Day, the perfect time to celebrate the countless critters who dedicate their ...

A specially trained cat has joined the team at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea. Whiskey, a 3-year-old orange tabby cat, reported for his first shift of animal therapy recently at ...

Cats have sauntered into therapy rooms. They’re assisting in sessions and getting even tough clients to open up. But don’t swap them for dogs yet. Here’s why Kitties rule the internet. Some are Reels ...

Branded as aloof and temperamental, cats can get overlooked as therapy animals. But, as many cat owners know, pet felines are often a great source of comfort and companionship. Purina believes cats ...