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It's clear that animals provide unconditional love and play and important part in our lives. Many animals have been trained to provide additional support to those in need. Therapy animals may visit hospitals, nursing homes, and other places where they enhance the lives of people. Service animals go through extensive training in order to assist people with emotional or physical disabilities, while emotional support animals help people cope with day-to-day challenges. |
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Helen Woodward Animal Center
6461 El Apajo Rd
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
858-756-4117 (Phone)
An organization that benefits the community by providing educational and therapeutic programs for people, and humane care and adoption for animals.
Humane Society of Ventura County
Free spay/neuter. Dogs must weigh between 5 and 15 pounds. Ventura County residents only.
805-656-5031 (Alt)
805-646-6505 (Phone)
A private, non-profit, no-kill shelter dedicated to promoting the health, safety, welfare, compassionate care and protection of all animals through education and community...
International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
586-826-3938 (Phone)
A non-profit, cross-disability organization representing people partnered with guide, hearing and service dogs.
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Paws of Love
Kaiser Woodland Hills, Auditorium C, entrance 5
5601 De Soto Ave
Woodland Hills, CA 91365
818-719-4143 (Phone)
818-881-2122 (Alt)
Actively recruiting new pet therapy teams. You must have a dog to test and certify.
Little Star Pony Foundation
805-455-7075 (Phone)
A Santa Barbara non-profit providing assisted pet therapy. Little Star is a two-foot miniature horse that visits retirement homes and works with hospice patients and children...
Love on 4 Paws Animal Assisted Therapy
310-547-2200 (Phone)
Trained volunteers and their pets visit hospitals, schools, and assisted living facilities. Pets include dogs, rabbits, and cats.
Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center & Lifeline Spay/Neuter Clinic
Spay-it-Forward campaign-$15 spay/neuter in targeted Riverside zip codes. Also includes all kittens and puppies (all breeds) under 6 months of age. Income qualifications...
6165 Industrial Ave
Riverside, CA 92504
951-977-8634 (Spayneuter)
951-359-6417 (Fax)
951-688-4340 (Phone)
Strives to eliminate the suffering of homeless cats and dogs by providing humane care for pets in transition, facilitating adoptions to good homes, supporting pet over...
National Service Animal Registry
719-687-2850 (Fax)
866-737-3930 (Phone)
Since 1995, National Service Animal Registry has actively trained, facilitated, and registered service, therapy, and drug detection animals.
Orange County SPCA
714-964-4445 (Phone)
Mission: to prevent cruelty to animals, to aid elderly, disabled and low income pet owners, and to promote responsible pet ownership and the humane treatment to animals.
Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
FREE spay/neuter. Must live in one of the service cities.
361 S Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
626-792-3810 (Fax)
626-792-7151 (Phone)
An independent, donor-supported, non-profit agency that provides animal care for abandoned and homeless animals. It is responsible for animal control and pet licensing in...
Patriot PAWS
972-772-3284 (Fax)
972-772-3282 (Phone)
Mission-to train and provide service dogs of their highest quality at no cost to disabled American veterans and others with mobile disabilities in order to help restore their...
Paws & Hearts
74-854 Velie Way
Ste 7
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-836-1406 (Phone)
Serving the entire Coachella Valley, our teams of handlers and Canine Ambassadors make weekly visits to area hospitals, long-term care facilities, Cancer Centers, Alzheimer's...
Paws 4 Healing
Volunteers visit facilities such as, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, schools, children's centers, and battered women's homes. Some of the teams...
Paws and Pals
818-779-5233 (Phone)
A volunteer program of The Help Group that brings the positive benefits of therapy dogs to children with autism.
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