Where can I find a Therapy animal group to volunteer with in Minneapolis/St. Paul?
Reprinted here with permission from Carol Ouhl This information has been prepared for anyone interested in therapy animal activities. It is intended to give you an overview of what’s involved in taking your pet to do volunteer visiting or working with your animal in your health care profession. This handout provides contacts for the national organizations which evaluate and register “therapy animals.” “Therapy dogs” or “therapy animals” are generic names given to an animal once it has been specifically evaluated and registered with one of the national organizations that operate in this capacity. The majority of therapy animals are dogs. However, cats, rabbits, horses, llamas, cockatiels, pot bellied pigs, etc. can also do this work. There are two distinctly different applications for therapy animals. Many different types of animals participate in both AAA & AAT. Volunteers who take their pets to visit hospitals, nursing homes, day care programs, schools, special education programs, pri
