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Llamas Have Become Popular Therapy Animals

Move over, therapy dogs. Here come the llamas! Llamas and alpacas are simultaneously growing more common in therapeutic settings. While a handful are registered with Pet Partners, a national nonprofit clearinghouse for therapy animals, most are simply family farm pets whose owners take them to hospitals, college campuses and senior centers to ease people’s stress. […]

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  • November 19, 2019
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Llamas Are Becoming Popular As Therapy Animals

Move over, therapy dogs. Here come the llamas! Llamas and alpacas are simultaneously growing more common in therapeutic settings. While a handful are registered with Pet Partners, a national nonprofit clearinghouse for therapy animals, most are simply family farm pets whose owners take them to hospitals, college campuses and senior centers to ease people’s stress. […]

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  • November 18, 2019
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