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Animal assisted therapy (AAT)

Details of how animals can assist disabled people in a variety of ways. Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment. Animal-assisted therapy is designed to improve the physical, social emotional and needs of people with disabilities. Many kinds of animals are used in therapy, including dogs, cats, elephants, birds, dolphin and dolphins, rabbits, monkies and other small animals. Animal assisted therapy with horses is known specifically as equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP). Find sites listed here offering animal assisted therapy details.

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A laymans guide to animal assisted therapy for the disabled.
Details of AAT and its benefits to disabled and non disabled people.