Julie receiving the completed Course Certificate from Velma. We now offer a Pets As Therapy Correspondence Training Course which includes every thing a person should know BEFORE taking a pet on a pets as therapy visit. The priority is on health and safety issues for you, your pet and the frail and challenged people you [...]

We recently checked out the user details to our web site to find that on average we receive between 4629 visits per month. It is wonderful to know that pets as therapy and the benefits of pets is becoming a keen interest to many. I know our program and service will do its best to fulfill [...]

Facility:   Residential Aged Care   Date of visit:                                                13 August 2009   VPAT visitor:                       Sandra Jensen   VPAT pet visitor:                Ayla   Species/breed: Labrador   VPAT visitor’s comments: Some of the benefits offered to client’s from today’s visit were memory recall, communication, physical movement, and emotional interaction. These were displayed in M and J’s [...]

Our program has been featured on: The national television news program ‘Today Tonight’, channel 7 Television program channel ten’s weather with Tim Bailey The national newspaper The Sunday Telegraph The Sydney Observer newspaper Sydney Weekly newspaper Sydney Central newspaper Southern Courier newspaper ‘Take 5′ magazine The Central Coast Express newspaper New Idea magazine Sydney radio [...]

Tim Bailey is a weather presenter on a TV news show. He presents the weather from various locations. When he found out about our ‘rat racing’ pets as therapy program he said, “I have to see that!”. So, along with the TV film crew, he visited a nursing home where we were rats racing to [...]

      We need some kind, community spirited individuals or groups to sponsor a nursing home, hospital or other type of health care facility, enabling frail and challenged adults and children, to receive pets as therapy visits.   We are a not for profit organisation. To help meet our expenses we ask facilities for [...]

* Regular photos of the volunteer and pet interacting with challenged residents – which can be placed on a notice board in your reception area, or on your web site, if you are a business or group. *Inclusion on our sponsors list on our popular web site – we average 4629 hits per month. *Inclusion on [...]

McConnell Dowell German Pinscher Club of NSW Supercoat Petcare Pty Dr Terry Theakstone – Ryde Veterinary Clinic The Jolly Pelican Seafood, Wyong, NSW DR Geoffrey Thompson, Wyoming Veterinarian Hospital Rotary Club Of Mount DruittUnilever (Corporation) Sydney Water Pam (Individual) Julie (Individual) Stacey and Elliot (Individuals) Christine Stani (Media Promotions) Plus a big thank you to [...]

Velma’s Pets As Therapy volunteers are offered practical training in specific pets as therapy methods, once per month at Rofe Park, Galston Road, Hornsby. Pets As Therapy course students are also invited to train with VPAT volunteers.   If you would like your pet assessed for suitability before enrolling onto the course, you can have [...]

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