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Notes from Larry Dossey’s article:
 
1. For information about the Delta Society’s programs, write PO Box 1080, Renton, WA 98057-1080, or call (800) 869-6898 or (206) 226-7357. Pet Partners, a division of the Delta Society, coordinates training programs that match animals with people in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and schools. They use a variety of animals—dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, even pot-bellied pigs and llamas. Pet Partners can be reached at the same address and phone number. Another worth animal-assisted program is Hand-in Paw, founded by Beth Franklin, 2132 15th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205-3920.

2. For information about Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), call (707) 528-0830. Founded in 1975, this organization has provided trained dogs for hundreds of people with disabilities. This nonprofit organization welcomes donations.

3. An excellent review of the field of animal-assisted therapy is available in a special issue of Holistic Nursing Practice (January 1991:5[2]), titled “The Human-Animal Bond: Implications for Professional Nursing.”