Description:
Offers an all volunteer animal assisted therapy program; facilitates partnerships between pet-owners (children and adults) and facilities. Therapy Pets establishes guidelines for evaluation, registration and visitation of dogs, cats, and other kinds of animals to skilled nursing homes, hospitals, libraries, senior centers and other facilities for animal assisted therapy for children and adults.
Handicap Accessible?
No
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
September 24, 2020
Address Listings
Mailing
P.O. Box 32288
Oakland, CA 94604-3588
Physical (Primary)
***CONFIDENTIAL***
Oakland, CA 94604-3588
Contacts
Primary Contact
Phone Numbers
Main Number
(510) 287-9042
Accessibility:
Not Applicable
Services
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Description
Offers an all volunteer animal assisted therapy program; facilitates partnerships between pet-owners (children and adults) and facilities. Therapy Pets establishes guidelines for evaluation, registration and visitation of dogs, cats, and other kinds of animals to skilled nursing homes, hospitals, libraries, senior centers and other facilities for animal assisted therapy for children and adults.
Hours
Call for information, 24 hour answering machine
Required Documents
Requires Vet Form completion (including stool sample check) - see web site for details
Eligibility
Pets: interested and responsive to people, like to be loved and touched, get along with other pets, are even-tempered
Fees
Free for visited facility; fees for screening ($20) and after passing evaluations, registration ($40/year)
Intake Procedure
Call for information and time of next orientation meeting - see web site for details
Languages
(Spanish on phone - leave message) all documents are in English
Service Area
Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, Napa County, Nevada County, Sonoma County
Geography Served
- California
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Nevada County
- San Francisco County
- Sonoma County
- Alameda County
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