Kindergarten teachers identified animals as the starting point for a community leadership role.
Topic Areas:
- Therapy
- Children and youth
- Hospitals
- Veterans
- Rescue
- Shelters
- Adoptions
- Wildlife
Therapy Animals
“Therapy animals can provide physical, psychological, and emotional benefits to those they interact with, typically in facility settings such as healthcare, assisted living, and schools. While most frequently dogs, therapy animals can include other domesticated species such as cats, equines, and rabbits, to name a few. These pets are evaluated on their ability to safely interact with a wide range of populations, and their handlers are trained in best practices to ensure effective interactions that support animal welfare. Therapy animal handlers may volunteer their time to visit with their animals in the community, or they may be practitioners who utilize the power of the human-animal bond in professional settings.” Pet Partners
Tufts: Reading Buddies
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Michigan Paws for Success
Children’s Hospital
Autism
Nursing Homes
Courts
Equine Assisted Therapies
At-Risk Youth
Veterans
Horses for Heroes
Rescue
Urban Animal Control
Thoroughbreds
Bunnies:
Shelters
No Kill
Fostering
Preparing for Adoption
Crafting Beds and Blankets
Snuggles Project
Reading to shy dogs
Training
Training Support for Shelter Dogs
Adoptions
Wildlife
What would happen if every school district adopted an endangered species? What if school districts combined efforts where necessary and coordinated their efforts with organizations researching these needs to understand the need and work toward the solution until health was re-established and attention could be turned to another need?
