Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other

This is an NPR piece about the value of pets in healing and caring.

"Those of us who own pets know they make us happy. But a growing body of scientific research is showing that our pets can also make us healthy, or healthier. That helps explain the increasing use of animals — dogs and cats mostly, but also birds, fish and even horses — in settings ranging from hospitals and nursing homes to schools, jails and mental institutions."

You can access the article or listen to it -- the audio piece is 4.5 minutes long.