🐾Animal Care & Therapy
You Love Animals More Than Most People Love Anything
Your dog is your best friend and you're not embarrassed to say it. You stop to pet every dog on the sidewalk. You've rescued an animal, fostered a kitten, or just been the person who feeds the stray cat in the parking lot. Animals heal people in ways that medicine and therapy can't always reach. If you have an animal and a willingness to share them, you have a gift that unlocks hearts.
If Any of This Sounds Like You...
Read through these. If you're nodding your head, you're in the right place.
☘Bring your well-behaved dog to community events as a therapy presence — one dog in a room changes the energy completely
☘Help connect community members with pet adoption resources — companionship cures loneliness like nothing else
☘Foster animals for community members who are temporarily in crisis and can't care for their pets
☘Teach kids about responsible pet care — caring for something teaches empathy in a way no lecture can
☘Help a community member walk their dog while they're at work or recovering from surgery
☘Organize a community dog walk — people who won't come to a meeting will come to walk their dog with other dog owners
☘Help someone find low-cost vet care — people will go without food before they let their pet suffer, help them find another way
☘Be the person who pet-sits when a community member has an emergency — knowing their animal is safe is one less crisis
☘Visit elderly or isolated community members with your animal — ten minutes with a dog can do what a week of medication can't
☘Just share your animal's love — they have an unlimited supply and no concept of scarcity. They could teach us all something