Humane Hearts

Humane Hearts therapy animals are owned by people who want to volunteer to enrich the lives of special groups within our community. The role of a therapy animal is to work as a team with their handler to provide emotional and physical support to all people. Volunteering with a Humane Hearts Therapy Pet allows the pet to provide unconditional love to people of all ages.
The Humane Hearts Pet Therapy Team is proud of our 60 volunteer teams!

 

Our 2023 activities included visiting/participating in:
• Assisted living homes in Forsyth and Dawson County
• Adult Special Needs Programs
• “Paws to Read” Forsyth County Library programs and Stress Pups (puppy love relief during midterms and finals)
• 10 Elementary, 3 Middle, and 5 High Schools in Forsyth, Gwinnett and Fulton County : Special needs classes and Reading to the Dogs Programs
• Partnering with the Homeless Pet Clubs in county schools
• Local Hospice Program
• Encompass Reh Hospital

We proudly made over 1,000 visits in 2023!!

For more information on all of our different Humane Hearts programs, contact us at humane.hearts@forsythpets.org. Follow our activities on Facebook.

Feedback from a school counselor: “Please let the team know that some of our special ed friends that communicate very little have started looking for the dogs and actually articulating “doggy” – this is huge!!!!!! Additionally, we have some general education friends that have indicated “I love the days when Ruger comes – it makes me want to get up and come to school”

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