An independent nonprofit studying the measurable effects of animal-assisted therapy on wellbeing in workplace settings.
We develop standardized, validated measurement and conduct research to understand how animal-assisted therapy affects stress and wellbeing at work. We are committed to transparent methods, ethical research practice, and openly documented results.
Animal-assisted therapy is widely used in clinical and community care, but its role in the workplace — where most adults spend the majority of their waking hours — remains comparatively understudied. WWRI was founded to close that gap: to move the conversation from anecdote to evidence, and to give employers, clinicians, and researchers a common, credible way to measure what happens when animals join people at work.
As an independent 501(c)(3) research institute, we hold ourselves to the standards expected of serious research — voluntary, informed participation; careful, reproducible methods; and findings shared openly for others to scrutinize and build on.
We build and validate instruments for assessing workplace wellbeing, so results can be compared across settings.
We study the effects of animal-assisted therapy using recognized, reproducible methods.
We document our methods and share findings openly so others can build on them.
A short, validated survey that strengthens the evidence base for animal-assisted therapy at work.
Animal-assisted therapy is widely felt and rarely measured. Our research brings rigor to what happens when animals join people at work.
