Adorable Relationships With Animals

"Well i was takin a nice little stroll through the park when i came across a sloth trying to cross the road! When i picked him up he spread his arms out wide to give me a hug! from then on i knew that we would be the best of buddies for ever and ever... all the days of my life!!" - Lucy in Phoenix, Arizona 

 A young girl hugs her new puppy who appears content in the warm embrace. 

A woman hugs one of her monkeys at her house in Havana on October 20, 2010. 

Vincent the cat visits his owner, who broke her hip, while in the hospital. 

Diagnosed with autism at the age of two, Rowan used to have 12 toddler temper tantrums per day.  But unlike typical temper tantrums experienced by non-autistic kids, these fits were explosive and potentially harmful.  While on a walk with his dad, Rowan came across a small group of horses who were grazing outside their property in Elgin, Texas.  Rowan impetuously ran towards them and flung himself on the ground underneath their bodies, a move that could have resulted in debilitating injuries or death.  Then, the old mare of the pack, Betsy, casually sauntered over and, using her muzzle, gently “elbowed” all the horses away from the small boy.  His father began taking Rowan on horseback rides around the area, and found that the horses’ swaying canter had a relaxing, therapeutic effect on Rowan.  The boy who used to have meltdowns every hour of the day at home became content and focused on the back of a horse.