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FILE - A patient with mental health conditions cleans a donkey's eyes during the animal therapy session. Paris, May 29, 2026.

Video. At this French hospital, donkeys earn their keep as therapy animals

Updated: 01/06/2026 - 12:11 GMT+2

From depression to schizophrenia, France's only hospital-based animal therapy unit is making the case that four legs can go where medicine alone cannot.

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