Therapy Animal Program - Pet Partners International
Provides education, screening, credentials, and liability insurance coverage for volunteer handlers and their pets who wish to make therapy animal visits at facilities in their community. Services include: - Information and support to facilities wishing to implement therapy animal visitation - Offers support for practitioners using animal-assisted interventions as part of their practice - Provides information and support to facilities wishing to implement therapy animal visitation - Supports research into the effects and efficacy of animal-assisted interventions - Trains and credentials therapy animal teams to make animal-assisted crisis response visits in their community after crisis or disaster
Last assured
05/06/2024
Physical Address
345 118th Avenue SE, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98005
Hours
8:30 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Website
https://www.petpartners.org
Application process
Call; visit website for more information
Fee
Vary by service
Eligibility
For volunteers with appropriate pets of nine accepted species; facilities interested in having therapy animal visits at their facilities; practitioners looking for support in using Animal-Assisted-Crisis-Response in practice; statewide
Service area
United States
MN
Agency info
Pet Partners International
National non-profit organization improving human health and well-being through companion, service, and therapy animals