{"id":14235,"date":"2026-06-07T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=14235"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:02:22","slug":"donkeys-are-the-therapeutic-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2026\/06\/07\/donkeys-are-the-therapeutic-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Donkeys Are The Therapeutic Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-donkey-therapy-mental-health-hospital-a751b540ba27e82797a2cf5a64baf045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from AP<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BY\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/sylvie-corbet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SYLVIE CORBET<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donkey therapy helps improve patient wellbeing at French hospital\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucOU0IwzOO4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) \u2014 Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that\u2019s unique to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 19th century farm buildings and wooded surroundings are a haven within the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in Neuilly-sur-Marne. On Friday, patients took the five donkeys for a walk and cared for them. Some confidently lifted their hooves to remove dirt. Many ended the session with a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple behind the program say more scientific evaluation is needed of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-f882f5c6c5384f1ca6d6d8795584b19e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">animal therapy<\/a>, which is practiced around the world. They would like it to be formally recognized by the psychiatric community as a complementary form of care, citing their experience with patients and caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-donkey-therapy-mental-health-hospital-a751b540ba27e82797a2cf5a64baf045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at AP<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from AP Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris BY\u00a0\u00a0SYLVIE CORBET NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) \u2014 Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that\u2019s unique to\u00a0France. 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