Cortisol is a hormone released in response to stress. At high levels for too long, it becomes bad. So, what are ways to reduce cortisol levels? Being in an arena with a horse is one of those.

Janet Benjamin has a Doctorate in Sociology and has witnessed for 3 years the effects of therapy assisted by horses. She noticed that most of her patients struggle to open up to her which is not helpful for therapy.

Humans have the tendency to avoid dealing with their issues but being around the horses make that difficult.

For example, a horse will know you’re hiding something and will bite your foot if you do so. Such signs will encourage the patient to open up making the therapy even better and effective. Horses also have a calming effect. If a person has trauma and difficulty remembering memories then the horse’s presence will help with that.

Article and photo source: argusobserver.com

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Boots is just one of the few service dogs trained by the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center inmates. The program Paws for Patriots rescues dogs from shelters then pair them with inmates to be trained. The dogs, upon completion of training, graduate and get paired with veterans and individuals in need of service dogs.

Kevin Watson was an Army Veteran who struggled with PTSD and suicidal thoughts before he met Boots through the program. “Lots of times Boots can tell my mood before I even feel them myself, I’ve had times where she crawled up in my lap and didn’t really know why but it helped me to recover from where I was,” Watson said.

The JBCC inmate who trained Boots is Michael Hooten. He fed Boots for 8 weeks and brought her back to health after being a stray for 2 years and 6 months in the shelter.

Article source: stripes.com

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Susan Chavez is a resident of Pueblo, Colorado. Tegan, her black-brown Chihuahua and Yorkie mix went missing one night. She remembered letting Tegan out overnight and forgetting to let her in. She thought that Tegan was in her crate all night, but when morning came, Tegan wasn’t.

Chavez searched all over the place for Tegan but there was no luck. To make matters worse, Community Animal Services of Pueblo gets closed after PAWS for Life relinquished its license to operate.

The animals and the operations of the closed shelter got relocated, making it harder to seek help in searching for Tegan.

Tegan’s owner suffers from a generalized anxiety disorder. But because of Tegan, she feels at ease despite Tegan not being an officially trained emotional support dog. “I think that maybe she’ll be there. I keep waiting for her to pop out.” Says Chavez.

Article and photo source: agjournalonline.com

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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In Brisbane, a pet clinic run by volunteers open on one Sunday a week to provide service to the pets of the homeless. The charity that goes by the name of Pets in the Park transforms a car park into a vet clinic. The car park space is owned by Salvation Army’s Brisbane.

Homeless people who have pets that cannot afford vet care but want to avail can secure a referral letter from an independent social service provider. Peter Swan is an ex-lawyer who suffered from a stroke and lost his job. He couldn’t afford vet care for Saxon (German shorthaired pointer), but because of Pets in the Park, Saxon can have vet care for free once a month.

The free vet clinic is on its 3rd year and continues to open on other places across Australia.

Article source: abc.net.au

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At the Ball State University, apartment complexes will now allow pets to live with the students. Chris Wilkey, assistant director of University Apartments said, “We want people to live as they want to live.”

Such law of not allowing pets on campus residences have been around for a long time, although service and emotional support animals are allowed. However, Wilkey also saw the benefits of having other pets as emotional supports for students.

Katrina Brown, a Senior Sociology and English Literature Double Major, who happens to be a cat owner, considers this as good news. She would no longer have to come home feeling like a bad cat mom.

Students who wish to have pets with them will have to pay a 200-dollar pet deposit after approval and a $25 monthly pet fee per animal.

Article source: ballstatedaily.com

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Casey, a male Husky, met Const. Lesley Steinke as the Husky went through a ditch near the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Poplar River Detachment. Seeing that the dog was skinny, spray-painted and scarred, Lesley rescued him.

Lesley was just posted to the detachment and was diagnosed with PTSD, and one of the ways for her to cope with her trauma was to help animals. “Animal rescue is very therapeutic and rewarding for me,” said Lesley.

Eight weeks later Lesley took care of Casey, but in order for her to help other animals in need, she had to let Casey go which was a tough decision to make.

Luckily, a couple from Quebec came looking for a therapy dog. Enzo – which is Casey’s new name, is now training under his new owner to become an official therapy dog helping first responders deal with PTSD.

Article and photo source: canoe.com

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The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Brewster Rawls is the founder of the Rawls Law Group. Two years ago, he started bringing his dog to work and his employees followed. He didn’t make any announcement or policies about bringing dogs to work.

So far, there were no problems in the workplace although there are times when a dog barks in the background during a phone call which most of the employees respond to with humor.

“If you can do this, I really recommend it. It’s an easy and free morale boost,” said Rawls.

However, if employees do consider bringing dogs to work, people should take part in a poll. It is important to address issues such as allergies or the fear of animals.

Nevertheless, having the opportunity to bring dogs to the workplace can help with employee stress. Also, if there are talented workers who own dogs, allowing pets in the workplace is a great strategy to retain them.

Article source: richmond.com

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Moose is a therapy dog born and raised at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York. Destined to be of service, Moose got adopted by Dr. Trent Davis, a Ph.D., staff counselor and a coordinator of animal-assisted therapy.

Since then, Moose has worked for the past five years with him at full-time. Moose has been present at more than 5,000 individual and group counseling sessions as well as a variety of events. Because of that, he now has become an icon for heroism.

Last month at Virginia’s Virginia Veterinary Conference in Roanoke, Moose got the annual award of Animal Hero by the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.

“His entire life is dedicated to helping people — helping students feel happy and less stressed, helping counseling patients during therapy sessions, and helping his owner, Trent, with his job every day. That’s what makes him a hero to me.” Heidi Garman, a veterinary student who nominated Moose, said.

Article and photo source: roanoke.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Cara Blevins is a principal and Tina Russell is a counselor at Century Elementary. Both of them decided years ago to avail a service therapy dog for the school. They found out before that therapy dogs have a positive effect on students. Then came Orbit, an almost 2-year-old English Labrador Retriever.

Since Orbit’s arrival, students learned to do better at writing by writing letters to him. Other students who struggled at coming on time started coming to school early just to see Orbit. A student who had anger issues opened up a softer side due to Orbit’s calming presence. Overall, the students started to do better with their academics and emotions through Orbit’s support.

Article and photo source: ccheadliner.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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The Humane Society of Sheboygan County has served thousands of animals in the community in many ways. For over 55 years, they provided shelter for animals, offered pet adoption services, did low-cost spay/neuter surgery, and so much more. They have a “no-kill policy,” never turn animals away, and will even work with other shelters in case of limited space.

This time, they are asking for everyone’s help in constructing a new shelter that’s at 19,000 square feet. Not only will the new shelter accommodate more animals, but it will also benefit the staff and everyone who’s involved with the Humane Society of Sheboygan County.

If you want to know how to support the campaign, email andrewv@scadopt.org or visit www.adoptsheboygancounty.org/capital-campaign/.

Article and photo source: plymouth-review.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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