Pet Therapy for Nursing Facilities and Schools | Animal Welfare Association (AWA)
509 Centennial Blvd, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Eligibility
Call for information.
Required documents
Previous veterinary records for each pets, for more information call or visit the website
Hours
Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
856-424-2288 ext. 119
Voice·
Main Phone
Email[email protected]
Application process
Call to schedule an appointment
Fees
Donations are requested, but not required at the shelter.
Service area
Burlington County, NJ
Camden County, NJ
Gloucester County, NJ
Offers a pet therapy program where volunteers take dogs to local nursing homes to provide a bit of fun to pet-loving seniors who can not have a pet of their own. Program aims to use trained animals and handlers to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive, and emotional goals with patients.
What's Here
Providing organization
Animal Welfare Association (AWA)
Provides shelter for lost and unwanted animals, humane education program for schools, pet therapy for nursing and hosts animal adoptions. Reduced cost spaying, neutering clinic for dogs and cats are also available.