The Tulsa SPCA has been offering our Pets Are Love (PAL) program, grounded in the philosophy and practice of Animal-Assisted Therapy, since the early 1990s. Our volunteers take pre-screened and pre-trained dogs (and, occasionally, cats) for scheduled visits to facilities in the Tulsa area on an ongoing basis. We visit nursing homes, schools, hospitals, and/or different places of business.
We see the value of our PAL program reflected on the faces of the residents and patients we serve every time we arrive. During our stay, our calm and quiet dogs and cats are held, cuddled, and talked to. Studies have shown that such visitations provide emotional outlets for patients, and lead to increased socialization, relaxed mood, and an overall reduction of blood pressure, as well as boosting the general health of the people we serve.
PAL is always seeking volunteers with qualified pets of their own, or volunteers who have received the required training for handling selected dogs and cats from our shelter. We have a waiting list of facilities requesting regular visits, and are limited only by the number of volunteers and therapy dogs we have available to help.
To learn more, please call the Tulsa SPCA at 918-428-7722 and ask to speak to the person in charge of the PAL program.
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Hi, I'm Andy. But you can call me whatever you want, especially if you're calling me for dinner...
I used to live in a minivan with 2 puppies before Tulsa SPCA rescued me. I'm not sure if the pups were mine, but I sure mothered them as if they were, and yes, I am a male dog. Since coming to Tulsa SPCA, I've met a lot of humans, other dogs, and cats, and I still haven't found one I don't like! I guess you could say I'm easy to get along with. If you're looking for a lounge buddy who still wants to get active every now and then - I love to play! Come check me out! Tulsa SPCA is open late tonight (until 8pm), tomorrow from 10:30am-5:30pm, Saturday 10:30am-8pm and Sunday 10:30am-5:30pm. We take a lunch break from 12:30-1:30 every day!
P.S. I'm also well behaved indoors and I do well with car rides, want me to prove it to you?
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"Chilling with our shelter dogs just got cooler! Earlier this week, our team whipped up some paw-some treats and had a blast doing it. Can't wait to see the pups gobble them up. Woof-tastic!"
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Our Saturday vaccine clinic is happening this weekend!
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