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Senior Citizen Pet Assistance

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How Pet assistance helps

• Pet therapy provides an opportunity for senior citizens to interact with animals.

• This has been seen to have a positive effect on memory.

• http://www.snapforseniors.com/Services/FreeContent/PetTherapy.aspx

Where to find the services

• Most humane societies can provide this service with a fee

• The lollypop farm provides the service with a fee of $50 per visit

Giving Back

• The money that is generated from this service goes back to taking care of the animals at Lollypop Farm.

Win Win

• The dog owners certify their dogs to be therapy dogs.

• They volunteer their time for Lollypop Farm• All of the therapy dogs are owned by their

handlers.

What are the sessions like?

• Usually it would be in a group the dogs go around and great everyone and show them the tricks that they have learned

• The group is then able to pet the dogs and interact with them

Monroe Wheelchair

• For the facilities that are having trouble coming up with the fee for the therapy session the Monroe Wheelchair has set up a fund to help.

Lollypop Farm

• 99 Victor Rd., Fairport NY 14450• Joette Hartman

Pet Assisted Therapy CoordinatorLollypop Farm(585) 223-1330 Xt 243 pat@lollypop.org

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