Therapy dogs (and other therapy animals) and their handlers volunteer in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and other settings every day. They are held every year on National Therapy Animal Daya day to recognize and celebrate therapy animals, raise awareness of their role in promoting human health and well-being, and honor the thousands of dedicated carers around the world, who volunteers give their time and compassion during the visits.
When is National Animal Therapy Day?
National Therapeutic Animals Day is celebrated every year on April 30. This pet holiday was initiated in 2015 by Pet partnerThe nation’s leading organization that registers therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions.
“Pet Partners volunteers and their pets are at the heart of our organization and a source of our impact,” said C. Annie Peters, President & CEO of Pet Partners.
“Guided by connection, compassion and a shared commitment to the human-animal bond, our volunteers bring meaningful time with therapy animals to those in need. pleasure and comfort.”
On National Therapeutic Animals Day, Pet Partners want to recognize the positive impact that therapy animals make and they invite you to share your story and celebrate your therapy animal at the same time. Highlight important contributions in your community.
How to Celebrate National Animal Therapy Day
Pet Partners suggests six ways to celebrate National Therapeutic Animals Day:
- Wearing a National Therapeutic Animals Day T-shirtavailable from our Bonfire store: bit.ly/ntadshirt23
- Participate Days of treats & sweets: This fundraising effort invites you to choose a day in April to host a cupcake sale.
- Share the post on social media to celebrate your pet and use #NationalTherapyAnimalDay and/or #PetPartners hashtags.
- donate to Pet Partner Match Campaignbegins April 20. Wellness Pet Company, a sponsor of Pet Partners, is raising up to $20,000 in honor of this year’s National Animal Therapy Day.
- Show your appreciation to Pet Partner volunteers by sharing on social media or by emailing them at [email protected].
- Request a statement from your local officials. Pet Partners has a simple tool you can use Help your local leaders declare April 30 as National Pet Therapy Day.
What is a pet partner therapy animal?
Have you ever considered training your dog to be a therapy dog? You and your dog—and many other animals—can be registered through Pet Partners as a team to support people in a variety of settings and situations.
Pet Partners has thousands of registered therapy animal groups across the United States and in several other countries who make an impact in their communities in a variety of settings, including:
- health care facility
- high-class living center
- schools and universities
- courts and foundations of the judicial system
- Veterans Service Facility
- to deal with crisis events
While the majority of Pet Partner therapy animals are dogs, the Therapy Animal Program is for cats, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, birds, small pigs, llamas, and llamas .
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