PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — An investigation is underway after a dog was tied up outside an animal shelter in Charlotte County late Wednesday night. The Animal Welfare League is off Drance Street in Port Charlotte. Charlotte County Animal Control said that the dog broke free from the pole, chas...
Animal welfare is a growing concern in Animal-Assisted Services. Although studies have been conducted on stress signals and—to a lesser extent—positive emotions, no research has yet been conducted on the motivation of the integrated animal, to the best of our knowledge. Not all therapy animals...