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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 [email protected]
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