There's a place near Murfreesboro where, for $20, you can hug a cow. Or pet a goat. Or rub a pig's belly. Or nuzzle a horse's neck. You get the idea. Some trauma survivors who want more intense, ...

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Spending time with animals can be a great way to connect with nature and oneself, a way to find comfort and peace. Many organizations do great work with children, veterans, those living with ...

The Gentle Barn offers treatments and therapies to help animals overcome trauma. But in turn, these animals provide unexpected healing to humans. The founder Ellie Laks calls herself an “animal ...

If you thought picking out a Christmas tree could not get any more festive, a story from the Telegraph just proved otherwise. At one Illinois tree farm, the holiday experience now includes hugging a ...

DITTMER, Mo. — Tucked away on 27 acres, about 45 minutes outside of St. Louis in Dittmer, Missouri, sits a place with a menagerie of farm animals. "This is our covered arena as we call it and this is ...