The term "interspecies family" refers to a group consisting of at least two members of different species who deeply care for each other.
[citation needed] There is also a popular trend in books and internet sites that involves capturing photographs and stories of interspecies non-human animal families.
In the fall of 2013, The National Museum of Animals & Society[4] created the exhibit entitled 'My Dog Is My Home: The Experience of Human-Animal Homelessness'.
The exhibit helped popularize the phrase "interspecies family" among its animal protection audience as well as among social service providers.
Part of the museum's mission is to promote this idea of inter-species families and make the general public more aware of the strong bonds that can be shared between human and non-human animals.