Tension: We expect cats to be emotionally detached, yet many quietly rely on their humans for safety and soothing. Noise: Meme culture flattens feline behavior into jokes or tropes, missing the ...

TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, AND WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING A PROGRAM MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR VICTIMS. IT’S A MEDICAL SAFE HAVEN THAT IS PROVIDING CONFIDENTIAL ENTRY POINTS FOR ANYBODY WHO NEEDS HELP.

Many dogs are natural emotional support pets, always ready to lend a paw or cuddle when you need some extra love. But that bonding goes both ways, and some dogs are naturally reliant on their humans ...

Sixty-two percent of respondents have an especially strong preference for human support when discussing sensitive life events. Examples include bereavement, caregiving, childcare, mental health and ...

The Department of Justice has yet to release $88 million appropriated by Congress for victim services. In Maine, Preble Street is among those being affected. Alicia Peters, Ph.D., is an associate ...

It is common for animals to ease the distress of humans—but what about the other way around? A woman's video on TikTok has gone viral after she realized her son might be her new foster dog's ...

Who knew even someone like Elon Musk would need an ‘emotional support human’! Turns out, despite being a tech mogul who is mostly wound up in the periphery of technology, machines, artificial ...

Alicia Peters, Ph.D., is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of New England. The views expressed in this op-ed are her own. Most people don’t think about human trafficking ...