Animals appeal to shut-ins Youngstown Vindicator, OH - ... group has 43 members with about 47 animals , mainly dogs ... The pets ' visits can be therapeutic for nursing home ... as part of a series of training sessions conducted ...

Beyond Hunger, the San Rafael nonprofit organization on eating disorders, is recruiting educators for its body-image program beginning with an all-day training session Sunday in San Rafael.

Despite cold winds and steady rain on Saturday, community members were invited to the New Leash on Life animal rescue facility's holiday open house, for a chance to tour the compound and mingle with some dogs ready for adoption.