ANIMALS for COMFORT, THERAPY and COURT ESCORTS
These are Animals for Comfort, Therapy and Court Escorts Resources
Please also see:
Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence || Animal Abuse: Diagnostic Indicators
Animal Companionship ||
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation
Assistance/Therapy Animals Training || Animal Welfare
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
U.S. courtroom dogs spark legal debate
Reuters, September 12, 2011
Special dogs can catch 'wake' of explosives
CNN.com, April 13, 2010
For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash's End
New York Times, April 2, 2010
Court-system canine helps put kids at ease
The Baltimore Sun, June 2, 2008
Dogs Give Prosecutors a Hand in Difficult Cases
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 03, 2007
Judge Rejects S.F. Man's Defense of Emotional Support
San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2002
University of Minnesota: Horse Sense Led to Unique Degree
St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 3, 2002
Scientists Put Sniffer Dogs On The Scent Of Men With Cancer
The Telegraph, June 2, 2002
Canine Counselors
World News Tonight, November 21, 2001
Dogs Help Terrorist Attack Victims
The Associated Press, October 27, 2001
Horses Help Disabled Learn Motor Skills
The Associated Press, July 16, 2001
Dog Delights Alzheimer Patients
The Associated Press, June 14, 2001
Prescription Protocols for Psychiatric Service Animals
Online slide show presentation originally delivered October 28, 2000 at the American Psychiatric Nurses' Association annual conference.
Pet Relationship
The Family Journal, Vol. 8 No.2, April 2000
Animal-Assisted Therapy in the Therapist's Office
Healing Magazine, Volume 4, No. 1 Spring/Summer '99
Dog Comforts Abused Children
The Clarion-Ledger, November 4, 1994
Dog Comforts Abused Children, Court Transcript
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, VS CAUSE NO. 3610
Mary Beth Testifies
An excerpt from the novel Sacrifice (Knopf, 1991) by Andrew Vachss
A Prosecutor's Best Friend
Newsday, November 12, 1989
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Canine Support Teams, Inc.
Southern California Office
P.O. Box 891767
Temecula, CA 92589-1767
Phone: (909) 587-2962
Northern California Office
P.O. Box 956
Galt, Ca 95632-0956
Phone: (209) 745-3701
Canine Support Teams (CST) is a California based non-profit organization that provides specially trained dogs to people with disabilities other than blindness. All dogs accepted into the training program pass rigorous health and temperament tests. These dogs are part of the CST breeding program or are donated by private breeders.
Canine Therapy Corps, Inc.
1700 W. Irving Park Road #311
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Phone: (773) 404-6467
www.caninetherapycorps.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to motivating individuals with special challenges through animal-assisted therapy programs using certified therapy dogs.
The Good Dog Foundation
607 - 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 788-2988
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
The Good Dog Foundation is the largest animal-assisted therapy organization in the New York Tri-State area. Therapy dog training and certification, research into the human-animal bond, adult and pediatric hospital and hospice visitation programs.
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
Toll-free: 1-800-369-7433
www.narha.org
NARHA is a non-profit organization promoting the rehabilitation of individuals with physical, emotional and learning disabilities through equine-facilitated activities.
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network
Multiple locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Phone: 603-893-2900
www.northeastrehab.com/features/animal-facilitated-therapy.htm
Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
415 - 8170 - 50 Street
Edmonton AB T6B 1E6
Phone: (780) 413-4682
Fax: (780) 440-3341
Email: pettherapysociety@telus.net
www.pettherapysociety.com
T.E.A.C.H.
P.O. Box 1428
Lakeside, CA 92040
Phone: (619) 596-2025
Therapeutic horseback riding for physically and developmentally disabled youth, ages 3-18. Free of charge. San Diego County.
Therapy Dogs International, Inc.
88 Bartley Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
Phone: (973) 252-9800
www.tdi-dog.org
Non-profit volunteer group providing qualified handlers and Therapy Dogs for visitations to institutions, facilities, and any other place Therapy Dogs are needed.
Utah Animal Assisted Therapy Association
P.O. Box 18771
Salt Lake City, UT 84118-8771
Phone: (801) 963-7696
www.uaata.org
UAATA pecializes in training and supervising skilled handler/animal teams to work with the professional staff of care-giving facilities sponsoring animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activity (AAA) programs.
