Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Her childhood dream of owning a dog finally came true a couple years ago, ...

Technology is often viewed as a contributor to our culture's epidemic of loneliness and isolation, but one company is trying to prove the opposite. Ageless Innovation's meowing "cats," wagging "dogs," ...

A care home has introduced robotic dogs and cats to tackle loneliness among its residents. Stoneham Grove Care Home in Reading, Berks., says its 'robo-dog' and 'robo-cat' reduce stress and provide ...

At 91, Emma Cantu has found a new reason to love — a little butterscotch-colored pup named Daisy. In the skilled-nursing center of Longwood’s Village on the Green retirement community, Daisy curls up ...

At Springwood Library in New South Wales’ Blue Mountains, a hush falls over a crowd of children as a librarian arrives, gently placing two cat carriers on the floor. Inside, not real cats—but ...