Bridge To Your Heart
Mission Statement
Our goal is to give both humans and animals a better life.
Did You Know?
- There are an estimated 500,000 service dogs in the United States.
- Owning a dog has been proven to reduce the risk of heart disease by 36%.
- According to the ACLU, animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been shown to reduce blood pressure as well as anxiety in patients.
- In a study, 49.6 percent of people reported having a therapy animal improved their mental health.
- Approximately 200,000 dogs are trained and work as service animals.
By NCVO London in Flickr
Fact Sources
- Animal Therapy Statistics
- The benefits of pet therapy
- The Healing Power Of Animals: Benifits Of Animal-Assisted Therapy
- What to know about animal therapy?
- The benefits of pet therapy
- The Benefits of Therapy Dogs in Classrooms and on College Campuses
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Donate
We are not a Non Profit, but if you want to help organizations like us donate to the Non Profit links below!
- High Desert Therapy Dogs
- To make a positive impact on people’s lives with our dedicated therapy dog teams.
- Paws of Love Therapy Dogs and Training
- Our goal is to give both handler and dog the tools to become effective therapy teams and to be better prepard for test conducted at the end of the course
- Pet Partners
- Pet Partners' mission is to improve human health and well-being through the human-animal bond. At Pet Partners, we believe that the human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial relationship that improves the physical, social, and emotional lives of those we serve.
- Paws and Stripes
- To provide animal-assisted therapy and other mental health services to military veterans and their loved ones living with service-connected trauma.
- Service Dogs of New Mexico
- to provide education, training and life-changing services for service dogs and their handlers
- Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers - Therapy DogsSouthwest Canine Corps of Volunteers - Therapy Dogs
- Our organization partners with over 35 facilities, allowing our members to visit a wide variety of locations and provide pet therapy to hundreds of individuals in need of a furry friend.
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"Norman West Therapy Dogs" by Pioneer Library System is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.