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Reading with Rover
Reading with Rover is a literacy program that provides services to the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Reading with Rover provides volunteers and therapy dogs to schools, libraries, and bookstores to help children with reading disabilities feel more comfortable while reading.
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Mutts on a Mission
Mutts On A Mission is a registered 501(c)3 organization. Their goal is to provide therapy dogs through volunteerism to the community. It is the only nonprofit therapy dog group in Goodyear, Arizona.Mutts on a Mission was founded as Therapy Paws in 2008.
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Love On A Leash: Pleasant Valley-Camarillo, CA
The Pleasant Valley (Camarillo, CA) Chapter of Love On A Leash is comprised of teams of handlers and their pets who volunteer their time and love to provide therapy to members of the community
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Paws To Heal
The mission of Paws to Heal is to promote and provide animal assisted activities and animal assisted therapy in a variety of settings throughout the Inland Empire. We achieve our mission by utilizing the therapeutic nature of the human-animal connection to positively affect the lives of...
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Paws 4 Friends
Paws 4 Friends is a therapy dog club that includes a variety of people all with the goal of providing therapy dog services to their community. Paws 4 Friends is involved in many local events in order to provide therapy dog services to their community.
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Lyon Ranch
Located in Sonoma, California, we take any number of our 70 animals to nursing homes, hospitals, retirement communities, senior citizen centers, and various other events throughout the Bay area.Many of our animals have been rescued from neglect and abuse, or were scheduled to be euthanized....
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Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS)
Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS) is an all-volunteer organization of well-trained, registered animal-assisted therapy teams. Each team is made up of one handler with one animal. Our goal is to enrich the lives of our clients and improve their overall well being. What makes LAPS different...
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Lend a Paw
New Leash On Life is proud to introduce the Lend a Paw program. Since 2005, Lend a Paw has been committed to enhancing the lives of individuals experiencing physical, mental, emotional or life challenges by providing social and therapy dogs to offer assistance, warmth, compassion, unconditional...
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Furry Friends
Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services is the South Bay's oldest all-volunteer organization devoted to bringing the healing power of animals to those less fortunate in our community. The Furry Friends mission is to consistently facilitate delivery of the love and affection of our volunteers...
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ABLEPaws
ABLEPaws is a group of Pet Partners® (formerly Delta Society® Pet Partners®) Animal Assisted Activities and Animal Assisted Therapy (AAA/AAT) teams who are dedicated to improving and brightening the lives and the health of people through interaction with our pet resources. Our volunteer program...
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Playful Pooch
The Playful Pooch Program offers professional training in the exciting field of Animal Assisted Play Therapy (AAPT), an integration of animal-assited therapy and play therapy. In addition to AAPT services for children and families, our training seminars for clinicians and animal professionals...
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EAGALA
Founded in 1999, EAGALA is the leading international nonprofit association for professionals using equine therapy to address mental health and human development needs. Our vision is that every person worldwide will have access to these services known as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine...
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Terapia mediada por animais e saúde mental: um programa no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial da Infância e Adolescência em Porto Alegre - TAA Parte III
| Contributor(s):: C.B. Franco, A. Pizzinato, M.C. Moreira, M.L.S. Zavaschi, T. Santos, V.L.S. de Oliveira, F.L. Boschetti, L. De M. Menti
Portuguese:O objetivo deste estudo foi examinar as repercussões de um programa de terapia mediada por animais junto a um grupo de pacientes do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial da Infância e Adolescência do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre-RS. Teve como objeto de estu- do as repercussões...
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Therapy Animals of Southern Arizona
Therapy Animals of Southern Arizona is an all-volunteer group of Pet Partners Therapy Animal Teams, and those who support the teams, who volunteer in Tuscon and the greater Southern Arizona area. We are also a Community Partner of the national non-profit Pet Partners. After completing training...
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TDJC: Therapy Dogs of Johnson County
Therapy Dogs of Johnson County, or TDJC provide Delta Society (now called Pet Partners) services in the communities of Iowa City, Coralville, Hills, West Branch, North Liberty and the surrounding Iowa City area. We are an 501(c)(3) nonprofit association We are a volunteer therapy dog group...
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Recommendations by the National District Attorneys Association Task Force on the Use of Therapy Animals in Judicial Proceedings
Allie Phillips has chaired the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) Task Force on the Use ofTherapy Animals in Judicial Proceedings. The Task Force supports the inclusion of trained and registeredanimals that offer therapeutic assistance to crime victims , and the guidelines outlined in...
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IorekSkAAT
IntroductionIorekSkAAT is a small non profit organization. We are in the process of filing for 501 (3) c and it is not tax exempted yet. We are allowed to receive small donations from private donors or individuals. It mainly focuses on rabbits who perform animal-assisted therapy and animal...
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Lend A Heart Lend A Hand Animal Assisted Therapy
Lend A Heart Lend A Hand Animal-Assisted Therapy was founded in 1987 through the involvement and dedication of local dog club members. This group shared common interests to provide the Sacramento area with stable, well-trained animals to be used in therapeutic settings.Today our primary...
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Sunshine on a Leash
Sunshine on a Leash is an informal group of dedicated registered therapy dog teams. They visit a wide variety of local facilities including hospitals, cancer centers, Assisted Living facilities, school finals programs, reading programs and Juvenile Court. Visits are both on our own or as a group.
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A Victim's Advocate supports therapy dogs in the courtroom
| Contributor(s):: S. Parmalee
A letter from Susan Parmalee, Victim Advocate, Office of the State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, FL to lawmakers regarding the benefits of using of therapy dogs in courtrooms.
