Walk With Me™ for Healthier Communities (updated) Originally published January 2, 2020; updated March 25, 2021 This post was written before the COVID-19 pandemic and of course... More
National Therapy Animal Day 2021: Celebrating an Extraordinary Year Spring is here and soon it will be April 30, which is National Therapy Animal Day! This special event was... More
Returning to Therapy Animal Visiting During COVID-19 (updated) Originally published May 19, 2020; updated March 4, 2021 This post was originally published in May 2020, when we had... More
Guest Post: Visiting with Veterans Military veterans are a notable segment of the clients our therapy animal teams serve across the U.S. The impact animal-assisted... More
Connecting in New Ways: Alternative Options for AAI by Jesse Haas, National Director, Programs The Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program was originally designed to bring the benefits of... More
Guest post: In the “Meow”: The Story of a Therapy Cat Pet Partners is pleased to present this guest post from one of our therapy cat teams. Stitches and her handler... More
2020 in Review: A Time of Challenge and Innovation There’s no way to avoid dramatic statements as we look back on 2020: This was the most extraordinary year in... More
Understanding Animal-Assisted Interventions in Relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Interview with Ellie Wetzel This interview was originally published July 15, 2019. There have been changes in some of the laws since this interview... More
Maintaining the Human-Animal Bond During COVID-19 Originally published March 2020; updated November 2020 As the world deals with the effects of COVID-19, one of the most... More