Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy (AAA/T) Resources and Information

While we have included our favorite resources, this list is by no means intended to be comprehensive of all information available. Contact your local humane society or obedience training professional or organization to find more information.


  • General Information
  • National & International Therapy Dog Registries
  • Equipment and Supplies

  • National Dog Trainer Organizations
  • State Organizations
  • Canadian organizations



General Information

American Humane Society
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
303-792-9900
www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer

The mission of American Humane, as a network of individuals and organizations, is to prevent cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively, and humanely guaranteed by an aware and caring society.




American Kennel Club (AKC) Headquarters
260 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212) 696-8200
www.akc.org

This organization provides information on AKC-affiliated clubs and classes, as well as information on obtaining the Canine Good Citizen credential and patch to add to a therapy dog vest.




www.dog play.com/therapy.html
This internet site provides a list of resources about animal assisted activities and therapy. It lists additional state programs and contact information.




Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA)
1555 East Statford Avenue   Suite 400
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 272-3439
www.therapyanimals.org

This Delta Society affiliate provides information about how to become credentialed to participate in the Reading Education Assistance Dog (READ) program as well as other information. The mission of the R.E.A.D. program is to improve the literacy skills of children through the assistance of registered Pet Partner therapy teams as literacy mentors.




Latham Foundation
1826 Clement Avenue
Alameda, CA 95401
(510) 521-0920
www.latham.org

This organization provides pamphlets, books, and videos on various aspects of the human-animal bond. If you are looking for research support on the how visiting animals benefit patients, seniors ,and others, this is a place to start. The Latham Letter is published regularly to address studies and emerging issues.




North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
PO Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
www.narha.org

This organization is the equine credentialing body, and is an excellent resource for hippotherapy information.




Pawsitive Connection
1207 East Elm Street
Fayetteville, AR 72703
www.geocities.com/pawsitiveconnection

This web site has pages that describe the screening process (Delta Society guidelines) for their program, communicable disease concerns (zoonoses), outlines methods of enhancing therapeutic treatments, and answers frequently asked questions.




Pets and People, Companions in Therapy and Service
P.O. Box 604
Citronelle, AL 36522
(251) 455-7866
www.petsandpeople.org

This web site provides information about education and certification of therapy animals.




Therapy Pets Animal Assisted Therapy
P.O. Box 10265
Fargo, ND 58106-0265
(701) 588-4592
www.therapypets.com

Here you will find links to therapy dog volunteer organizations and therapeutic riding and hippotherapy programs.

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National & International Therapy Dog Registries

Delta Society
875 – 124th Ave NE, Suite 101
Bellevue, WA 98005-2531
(425) 226-7357
(425) 235-1076 (fax)
info@deltasociety.org
www.deltasociety.org

This organization provides information on the requirements for membership as well as credentialing. Delta provides instructors and training materials to teach the skills needed to visit safely with an animal in hospitals, nursing homes, classrooms, and other facilities. Regular publications keep participants up to date on emerging issues, research, and a wide variety of information on the human - animal relationship. With successful completion of the registration requirements you receive liability insurance, referrals to facilities, newsletters, and continuing education opportunities as well as networking support.




Therapy Dogs International, Inc.
88 Bartley Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
(973) 252-9800
(973) 252-7171 (fax)
tdi@gti.net
www.tdi-dog.org

Therapy Dogs International, Inc. (TDI) is a volunteer group organized to provide qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visitations to institutions, facilities, and any other place where therapy dogs are needed.




Therapy Dogs, Inc.
PO Box 5868
Cheyenne, WY 82003
(877) 843-7364
(307) 638-2079 (fax)
therdog@sisna.com
www.therapydogs.com

It is a goal of Therapy Dogs Inc. to help dog owners use their dogs for therapy work in various places such as nursing homes, hospitals and schools, as well as work with the mentally and physically handicapped.




The St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dogs (Canada)
St. John Ambulance Halton Hills
PO Box 145, Norval
Ontario, Canada
LOP 1K0
(905) 873-8442
(905) 873-7646 fax
www.sja.ca

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Equipment and Supplies


Drs. Foster and Smith
2353 Air Park Road
PO Box 100
Rhinelander, WI 54501-0100
1-800-826-7206
customerservice@DrsFoster.com
www.DrsFosterSmith.com

This company sells a wide variety of animal supplies and information including the Mucklucks (snow boots) that Rocky and Jasper wear during snowy weather.




Ruffrider
2980 Sugarloaf Road
Boulder, CO 80302
(720) 249-2986
www.ruffrider.com

This site offers a popular and well-made travel harnesses that is used by many therapy dogs. This is helpful to ensure the therapy dog’s safety while riding in an automobile.




Sitstay
5831 N. 58th Street
Lincoln, NE 68507
(800) SITSTAY
www.sitstay.com

This web site offers many useful items. This is were we purchased the therapy dog related patches which Rocky and Jasper wear on their vests when working at the agency.




Snoot Loops
102 Canton Court
Brooklyn, New York 11229
(800) 339-9505
(718) 891-4200
(718) 891-0741 (fax)
www.snootloop.com
animbehav@aol.com

This company sells the head halter that we initially used for training Rocky. It is an excellent halter for initial training or for on-going use for younger, more energetic dogs.




Softouch Concepts
29572 Union City Blvd.
Union City, CA 94587
(866) 305-6145
www.Softouchconcepts.com

This company offers the SENSE-ation and SENSE-ible harnesses. The SENSE-ible harness is the one we use with Rocky as it appears he finds it most comfortable.




Wolf Packs
1940 Soda Mountain Road, #I
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-7669
www.wolfpacks.com

This is where we purchased the plain, green work vest that we used during Rocky’s training (we added the “in training” patches we purchased from Sitstay.com”. This allowed Rocky to become familiar with wearing a vest. We then later added his therapy dog patches when he became credentialed. They offer other pet equipment as well.

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National Dog Trainer Organizations


The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
5096 Sand Road SE
Iowa City, IA 52240-8217
1-800-PET-DOGS
1-800-738-3647
information@apdt.com
www.apdt.com

The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education. They refer, but do not endorse, members listed in their membership directory to clients who call or visit our webpage on a daily basis looking for a trainer in their area.




National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (NADOI)
Attn: Corresponding Secretary
PMB #369
729 Grapevine Hwy, Suite 369
Hurst, TX 76054-2085
www.nadoi org




International Association of Canine Professionals
PO Box 5601156
Monverde, FL 34756-0156
(407) 469-2008
(407) 469-7127
iacp@mindspring.com
www.dogpro.org

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State Organizations

 
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Iowa
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Massachusetts
  • Connecticut
  • Maryland
  • Maine
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Alabama
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin




Alabama


Hand in Paw
Village East Shopping Center
5342 Oporto Madrid Blvd. South
Birmingham, AL 35210
www.handinpaw.org





Pets and People: Companions in Therapy and Service
PO Box 40143
Mobile, AL 36640
www.petsandpeople.org

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Arkansas

Pawsitive Connection
1207 East Elm Street
Fayetteville, AR 72703
www.geocities.com/pawsitiveconnection

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Arizona

Companion Animal Association of Arizona
PO Box 5006
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-5006
www.caaainc.org




Gabriel’s Angels, Inc.
4855 E. Warner Rd.
Suite 24, PMB 102
Phoenix, AZ 85044
www.petshelpingkids.com




Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT)
PO Box 30584
Tucson, AZ 85751
www.horseweb.com/client/trot/index.htm




Tucson Area Pet Partners
10567 N. Camino Rosas Nuevas
Tucson, AZ 85737
www.volunteersolutions.org/agency/one_178848.html

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California

CC/SPCA Pet Facilitated Therapy
103 S. Hughes
Fresno, CA 93706-1207
www.unitedpaws.com/ccspca/therapy.html




“Create a Smile” Animal Assisted Therapy Team
237 Hill Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
www.create-a-smile.org




Foundation for Pet-Provided Therapy
PO Box 6308
Oceanside, CA 92058
www.loveonaleash.org




Friendship Foundation
PO Box6525
Albany, CA 94706
www.friendship-foundation.org




Furry Friends Pet-Assisted Therapy Services
PO Box 5099
San Jose, CA 95150
www.furryfriends.org




Lend a Heart-Lend a Hand Animal-Assisted Therapy, Inc. PO Box 60617
Sacramento, CA 95860
www.lendaheart.org




San Francisco SPCA Animal-Assisted Therapy Program
2500 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-4213
www.sfspca.org/aat/index.shtml




Therapy Pets
PO Box 32288
Oakland, CA 94604-3588
www.therapypets.org

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Colorado

Cadence Center for Therapeutic Riding
PO Box 9009
Durango, CO 81301
www.cadenceriding.com





The Children’s Hospital Prescription Pet Program
www.thechildrenshospital.org/give/volunteer/pet.aspx

The children’s hospital in Denver offers a dog assisted therapy and visitation program.




Colorado Boys Ranch
PO Box 681
La Junta, CO 81050
www.coloradoboysranch.org/cbrweb/site




Colorado Therapy Animals
P.O. Box 549
Lafayette, Colorado 80026-0549
Office: 303-287-9191
www.coloradotherapyanimals.org




Denver Pet Partners
PO Box 270113
Littleton, CO 81207
www.denverpetpartners.org

This Delta Society affiliate is the organization that both Jasper and Rocky work with in the Denver area.




Freedom Service Dogs, Inc.
PO Box 150217
Lakewood, CO 80215-0217
Phone: 303-922-6231
www.freedomservicedogs.org




Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC)
Colorado State University
School of Social Work

127 Education Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1586
(970) 491-2776
(970) 491-7280 (fax)
habic@cahs.colostate.edu
www.habic.cahs.colostate.edu

HABIC (Human-Animal bond in Colorado) is a program that celebrates the bond between humans and their companion animals, and puts that bond to action in service programs that provide an environment of animal-assisted activities and animal-assisted therapy. They provide training and placement for those interested in becoming credentialed through them.




Humane Society of Boulder Valley
2323 55th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-4030
www.boulderhumane.org/help/volunteer.htm

The Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Boulder, Colorado offers volunteer opportunities in Animal Assisted Therapy.




Larimer Animal People Partnership
www.colapp.org

This Delta Society affiliate provides social visits in the Fort Collins area.




Table Mountain Animal Center
Pet Therapy Program
4105 Youngfield Service Road
Golden, CO 80401
http://www.tablemountainanimals.org


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Connecticut

Tails of Joy Therapy Dog Program Connecticut
233 Willington Hill Road
Willington, CT 06279
www.tailsofjoy.org/index.htm


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Florida

Freedom Ride, Inc.
PO Box 3741
Winter Park, FL 32790-3741
www.freedomride.com




Gulf Coast Chapter Delta Society Pet Partners
10501 FG-CU Boulevard South
Ft. Meyers, FL 33965-6565
www.gulfcoastpetpartners.org




Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy (SMART)
PO Box 9566
Brandenton, FL 34206-9566
www.smartriders.org

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Georgia

Happy Tails Pet Therapy
PO Box 767961
Roswell, GA 30076
www.happytailspets.org




Dreamworkers
4704 Brownsville Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
www.dogsaver.org/dreamworkers

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Iowa

Miracles in Motion
PO Box 14
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0014
www.miraclesinmotion.net

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Illinois

Chenny Troupe, Inc.
1504 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610
www.chennytroupe.org




The Lincolnshire Animal Hospital Pet Visitors Group
Lincolnshire Animal Hospital
420 Half Day Rd.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 634-9250




Pegasus Special Riders
Flagg and Carthage Roads
Oregon, IL
(815) 732-3189
www.pegasusspecialriders.org

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Indiana

People and Pets Together
214 E. Maple Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47131
www.clmassistance.org/peoplepets.htm

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Kansas

Serenata Farms School of Equestrian Arts – Horses Helping Humans
1895 East 56 Road at Big Springs
Lecompton, KS 66050
www.volunteermatch.org/orgs/org39574.html

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Kentucky

Exceptional Equitation
Spruce Point Farm
2107 Massie School Rd.
La Grange, KY 40031
www.exceptional-equitation.org




Wags Pet Therapy of Kentucky, Inc.
PO Box 91436
Louisville, KY 40291-1436
www.kywags.org

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Louisiana

Visiting Vet Program
5831 South Johnson Street
New Orleans, LA 70125
www.visitingpetprogram.org

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Massachusetts

Dog B.O.N.E.S.
17 Bradshaw Street
Medford, MA 002155
www.therapydog.info/

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Maryland

Back to Fitness Therapeutic Riding
Eldersberg, MD
www.bcpl.net/~gharris/ther.html




Great Strides Therapeutic Riding
PO Box 451
Damascus, MD 20872
www.greatstrides.org

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Maine

Equest Therapeutic Riding Center
PO Box 935
Kennebunk, ME 04043
www.equestmaine.org




Flying Changes Center for Therapeutic Riding
Route 201
Topsham, ME 04086
www.flyingchanges.org

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Michigan

Children and Horses United in Movement (CHUM)
PO Box 14
Mason, MI 48854
www.chumtherapy.org




Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles (OATS)
3090 Weidemann Drive
Clarkston, MI 48348
www.oatshrh.org

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Minnesota

Caring Critters of MN, Inc.
2254 Lilac Lane, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Contact: Carol Ouhl 651-762-1581
E-mail: COuhl@email.msn.com




CENSHARE
University of Minnesota
McNamara Alumni Center
Suite 350
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-2040
phone (612) 626-1975
fax (612) 624-3370
e-mail: censhare@umn.edu
www.censhare.umn.edu/AAT.html




Helping Paws of Minnesota, Inc. Service Dogs
PO Box 634
Hopkins, MN 55343
www.helpingpaws.org/AAAProgram.htm




Mounted Eagles Therapeutic Riding Program
3800 Blackbear Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
www.mountedeagles.org




Pals on Paws
1305 55th Street, NE
Rogers, MN
www.palsonpaws.org




St. Paul Dog Training Club
262 South Saratoga St.
South St. Paul, MN 55105
651-455-2431




Twin Cities Tail-Waggers Visiting Dogs
Twin Cities Obedience Training Club
2101 Broadway NE, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Carol Ouhl 651-762-1581
E-mail: COuhl@email.msn.com
www.tcotc.com/therapy.shtml




We'll Come A Waggin Therapy Dogs Visiting Dogs
Golden Acres Dog Training
23640 Nacre St, NW, Elk River, MN 55330
Contact: Kelli Johnson 612-441-0089
E-mail: golden-acres@msn.com

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Missouri

Magic Moments Riding Therapy
394 County Lane 125
Diamond, MO 64840
www.ridingtherapy.com




Pet Therapy of the Ozarks, Inc.
PO Box 9462
Springfield, MO 65801
www.geocities.com/pettherapyoftheozarks




Support Dogs, Inc.
3958 Union Road
St. Louis, MO 63125
www.supportdogs.org/html/index.shtml

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Nebraska

Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy
29430 Ida Street
Valley, NE 68064
www.HETRA.org




Paws for Friendship, Inc.
PO Box 12243
Omaha, NE 68142
http://pawsforfriendshipinc.org

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New Hampshire

Dog Logic Therapy Dog Team Training Program
3020 Brown Avenue #10
Manchester, NH 03103
www.doglogic.com/therapymain.htm

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New Jersey

Unicorn Handicapped Riding Association
Looking Glass Farm
40 Cooper-Tomlinson Road
Medford, NJ 80055
www.users.voicenet.com/~unicorn

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New Mexico

Cloud Dancers of the Southwest
Equestrian Therapy and Recreation for the disabled
P.O. Box 14058
Albuquerque, NM 87191-4058
(505) 363-1277
www.cdsw.home.comcast.net





Heart Hospital of New Mexico
www.hearthospitalnm.com/pettherapy.asp



JUVENILE DETENTION AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTER

www.bernco.gov/live/departments.asp?dept=2337&submenuid=2756

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New York

Astride, Inc.
PO Box 5241
Syracuse, NY 13220





Long Island Riding for the Handicapped
PO Box 352
Glen Head, NY 115743
www.lirha.com




Pal-O-Mine Equestrian
33 Lloyd Harbor Road
Huntington, NY 11743
www.pal-o-mine.org




Winslow Therapeutic Riding Unlimited
340A South Route 94
Warwick, NY 1099
www.winslow.org

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Ohio

Doggie Brigade
Akron Children’s Hospital
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/f36aa217cedc4097/index.html




Equine Assisted Therapy
7908 Myers Road
Centerburg, OH 43011
www.equineassistedtherapy.org




Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association
3614 Knollwood Drive
Beavercreek, OH 45432
www.mvpta.org

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Oklahoma

Paws for Friendship
Oklahoma City, OK
www.pawsforfriendshipinc.org/




Oregon

Adaptive Riding Institute
PO Box 280
Scotts Mills, OR 97330
www.open.org/~horses88




Equitopia
1885 NW 9th Street
Corvallis, OR 97330
www.riverbottomstables.com/equitopia.php




Project Pooch
Oregon Youth Authority MacLaren School
2630 North Pacific Highway
Woodburn, OR 97071
www.pooch.org




RideAble
85873 Lorane Highway
Eugene, OR 97405
www.rideable.org

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Pennsylvania

Animal Friends Pet Therapy Program
2643 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.animal-friends.org/site/petassist.jsp




The Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA)
PO Box 339
Grantville, PA 17028
www.catra.net

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South Carolina

Charleston Counseling & Support Services
PO Box 30082
Charleston, SC 29417
www.geocities.com/animalassistedtherapy/




SCDogs Therapy Group
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
www.scdogs.org

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Tennessee

Chattanooga Therapeutic Riding Center
8395 Morin Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 899-9407
msondra@hotmail.com
www.thectrc.org




Did They See Me Do It?
341 Floyd Road
Eagleville, TN 37060
(615) 274-2038
dtsmdic@yahoo.com




Freedom Friends
488 Fergus Lane
Tullahoma, TN
(931) 455-2869
www.freedomfriends.net
jjranch@bellsouth.net




Horse Play, Inc.
P.O. Box 393
Tullahoma, TN 37388
(931) 455-7044
www.cafes.net/horseplay




Saddle Up!
1549 Old Hillsboro Road
Franklin, TN 37069
www.saddleupnashville.org/links/index.php

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Texas

All Star Equestrian Center
6601 FM 2738
Mansfield, TX 76028
www.geocities.com/allstarfound




Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Ministry
207 Briarwood Court
League City, TX 77573
www.faithfulfriendsaat.org




The Healing Hounds
In association with The Dog Training Club of Dallas County, Inc.
604 Crestside
Duncanville, TX
(972) 780-7698




Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK)
PO Box 2422
Georgetown, TX 78628
www.rockride.org




Riding Unlimited
9168 T.N. Skiles Road
Ponder, TX 76259
www.ridingunlimited.org




Self-Improvement through Riding Education (SIRE)
Route 2, Box 56
Hockley, TX 77447
www.sire-htec.org/newSite/default.shtm




SPCA of Texas and Dallas County Youth Village
Dog Obedience Training Program
362 South Industrial Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75207

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Utah

Intermountain Therapy Animals
1555 East Statford Avenue
Suite 400
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 272-3439
www.therapyanimals.org




Utah Animal-Assisted Therapy Association
PO Box 18771
Salt Lake City, UT 84118-8771
www.uaata.org/atwork.html

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Vermont

Therapy Dogs of Vermont (TDV)
7828 Vermont Route 105
East Charleston, VT 05833
www.therapydogs.org

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Virginia

Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Association
c/o Lois C. Hardy
5314 Sunrise Shore
Chincoteague, VA 23336
www.aacra.org




A Leg Up Therapeutic Riding Center for the Handicapped
PO Box 1257
Abingdon, VA 22212




Paws for Health
2519 Hermitage Road
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 643-6758
www.richmondspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=newcompanion




The Shiloh Project
12210 Fairfax Town Center
PMB #902
Fairfax, VA 22033
www.animalconcerns.org/resource.html?itemid=20000609213933528196&catid=5

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Washington

Reading with Rover
8902 222nd Street, S.E.
Woodinville, WA 98072
www.readingwithrover.com




Sirius Healing Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy Provider and Trainer
12046 12th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98125
www.siriushealing.com

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Wisconsin

Stable Hands Therapeutic Riding Program for the Disabled
3501 Swan Avenue
Wausau, WI 54401
www.webpages.charter.net/stablehands

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Canada

Pacific Animal Therapy Society (PATS)
9412 Laurie’s Lane
Sidney, British Columbia
Canada V8L 4L2
www.pettherapysociety.com/




The Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
330-9768 170 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5T 5L4
paws.shopalberta.com

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