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Helping abused kids with pet therapy A service learning project By Anju Sarat

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Page 1: Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children  Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children  They teach

Helping abused kids with pet therapy

A service learning projectBy Anju Sarat

Page 2: Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children  Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children  They teach

Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children

Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children

They teach them respect and discipline

What is pet therapy?

Page 3: Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children  Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children  They teach

Volunteers visit facilities that house abused children along with therapy dogs

They allow children to play with the therapy dogs and this improves their self-esteem

What do you do?

Page 4: Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children  Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children  They teach

How can one volunteer?

You can volunteer if you have a dog that can get along with children

You will need to attend a session at Gabriel’s Angels, a non-profit organization that provides pet therapy

Page 5: Involves using trained pets, especially dogs to help abused and at-risk children  Pet therapy dogs bring happiness to at-risk children  They teach

Gabriel’s Angels is named after Gabriel, a Weinmarner who started giving therapy to abused children in 2000

He passed away in May 2010 after changing the lives of hundreds of children in the Valley

A little bit about Gabriel’s Angels

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Volunteers at Gabriel’s Angels www.gabrielsangels.org

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