The Healing Power of Fur and Friendship: What You Should Know About Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy, often shortened to AAT, is not a feel-good trend or a viral video phenomenon. It’s a legitimate and growing field of therapeutic practice that uses trained animals to support mental, emotional, and physical healing. For decades, therapy animals—mostly dogs, but also cats, horses, rabbits, and even alpacas—have been introduced into hospitals, nursing homes,…