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MISSION
Vermont Pet Partners was founded in 2004 to bring together the Delta Society Pet Partners teams from throughout the state as a working group. Our mission is improving human health through therapy animals. Our goals are to expand awareness of the positive effect animals can have on human health and development, to remove barriers that prevent involvement of animals in everyday life, and to expand the therapeutic role of animals in human health and education. Pet Partner teams visit with the residents of nursing homes, patients in hospitals and students in schools. Pet Partners animals also participate in occupational and mental health counseling, as well as physical therapy. Vermont Pet Partners is a registered non-profit organization.
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| Our mascot "Buster" |
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HOW DO I BECOME A PET PARTNERŪ
To learn how to become a Pet PartnersŪ Team please contact www.deltasociety.org
Certified Pet PartnerŪ Teams are eligible for the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) program to improve the reading skills of students. For information about the program please contact Delta also.
The next Pet Partners Team evaluations for 2009 will be on Sunday, February 15th
9:00 am until noon in Killington, Vermont. Initial evaluations and renewals will be conducted. Certified teams may be renewed up to six months prior to the expiration of their current two-year term. Those wanting an initial evaluation should have completed the home study Pet Partners Team Training Course and the pet health screening prior to the evaluation. The manual for the course is available from Delta Society . If you are interested in becoming a Pet Partner Team please contact Ben Edwards at vtpetpartners@comcast.net
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| Spencer, Ellen and Emma at Genesis |
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| Please consider making a tax deductible donation to Vermont Pet Partners. It will be greatly appreciated and will be used to help us fulfill our mission. Thank you in advance from all the Pet Partner Teams and volunteers that make these visits such a success!
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