LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Pets are identified to be very useful in comforting folks by serving to scale back stress and loneliness. Some research have proven it could even scale back an individual’s blood stress.
Utilizing animals as remedy has change into extra fashionable. For years, it was utilized in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, and extra not too long ago in companies and faculties. One native non-profit group, Pet Companions of Las Vegas, solutions the decision when there is a want by providing animal-assisted remedy.
Sue Grundfest, founding father of this system, has a number of canines, together with Charlie, a Shih Tzu combine remedy canine, that she takes to numerous settings, together with faculties, hospitals, libraries, and company workplaces.
She mentioned that probably the most rewarding side of her work is witnessing the grins that remedy animals deliver to folks’s faces. She highlighted the significance of taking moments to step away from day by day stresses and concentrate on private well-being, particularly throughout Could, which is Psychological Well being Consciousness Month.
Pet Companions of Las Vegas is the Nevada affiliate of the nationwide Pet Companions group. Their groups are skilled, examined, and insured to offer animal-assisted remedy. Grundfest mentioned the group would not restrict its remedy animals to canines, there are additionally cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, horses, alpacas, llamas, pigs, and birds.
The group depends on donations and volunteers. If all in favour of volunteering your time or pet, or organising a go to, extra info might be discovered at this hyperlink.
