ANIMAL COMPANIONSHIP RESOURCES
These are Animal Companionship Resources
Please also see:
Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence || Animal Abuse: Diagnostic Indicators
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation || Animals for Comfort, Therapy, and Court Escorts
Assistance/Therapy Animals Training
|| Animal Welfare
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Hawaiian Humane Society's "Pet Project"
Islandscene.com, October 6, 1999
Health Benefits of Pets
National Institutes of Health, OMAR Workshop, September 10-11, 1987
Healthy Reasons to Have a Pet
Fact sheet on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of pet ownership from the Delta Society.
Human/Dog Bond: A Mysterious Chemistry
Mainstream, Volume 26, Number 3, Fall 1995
Judge Rejects S.F. Man's Defense of Emotional Support
San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2002
Little-Known Rule Allows Pets in Federal Housing
Sun-Sentinel, February 5, 2002
Loneliness: A Health Hazard of Modern Times
Interactions, Vol. 13 #1, 1995
Pet Relationship
The Family Journal, Vol. 8 No.2, April 2000
Pets for Seniors
Physical and mental health benefits of pet ownerhip and/or therapeutic visitation for seniors.
Stay Dog Bite Free
From the Humane Society of the U.S. Dog bite facts, kids' safety tips, training and socializing of dogs, avoiding bites from strange dogs.
Therapeutic Aspects of Human-Companion Animal Interaction
Psychiatric Times, February 1999
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
Angel's Gate Animal Hospice & Rehab Shelter
18 Josephine Lane
Fort Salonga, NY 11768
Phone: (631) 269-7641
www.angelsgate.org
Angel's Gate is a non-profit hospice, and rehabilitation center for critically-ill and physically-disabled animals, which also serves as a wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary.
Association For Pet Loss and Bereavement
P.O. Box 106
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: (718) 382-0690
www.aplb.org
Care for Animals
American Veterinary Medical Association
1931 N. Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: (847) 925-8070
www.avma.org/careforanimals/
Dognet Italia
Aida Comunicazione
Via Pomponarri 9
20140 Milano, Italia
Phone: (+39 02) 89512549
www.dognet.it
Website of Italian magazine DOG includes general dog and breed information, articles and issues; listings of veterinarians, trainers, and animal welfare associations.
Dog-Sweater Project
When winter hits cold-weather communities, shelter dogs have no one to buy them gear for the harsh conditions. One woman has taken on this chellenge. You can help her by send your old sweaters, which she converts into dog sweaters. Read about it here: http://bignutshell.com/blogs/dogproject
Pets 911 Resource Locator
www.1888pets911.org
Community-specific resources by zip code: lost and found pets, rescue services and shelters, volunteer opportunities, trainers, emergency vets, general pet-care info.
