The Gentle Barn offers treatments and therapies to help animals overcome trauma. But in turn, these animals provide ...

Visitors of all ages come to see the animals, seeking comfort from past traumas. Through “cow hug therapy,” a one-hour meditation session by hugging a cow, Laks said she has seen people who ...

(Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) David Livingston/Getty Images In the second snap, Grace leans down to give the tortoise a hug with her Donald Duck stuffed animal in one hand. She presses ...

When most people are faced with an animal double (or triple ... The 3-year-old gave a huge creature the sweetest hug in new photos at the Australia Zoo, and her bravery is impressive.