Animal Angels is India's first NGO consisting of mental health/ human health professionals trained in Animal Assisted Therapy, animal behavior and training. The goal of the therapy is to enhance the quality of human life through interaction with animals.
Animal Assisted Therapy is the scientific and systematic use of animals as a therapeutic medium for the mentally and physically ill. Various animals like dogs, cats, fish, rabbits etc are used for therapy. These animals undergo special training in order to be therapy animals.
Animal Angels was formulated by a vision to create awareness about the benefits of the animal human relationship and the healing effect of animals on human. We at Animal Angels aim at involving more and more professionals and like minded people for the cause beneficial to both humans and animals. Animal Angels is a database of information for AAT and related activities in India. We have a network of institutes, trained animal therapist, health professionals, volunteers and pet owners with their trained therapy pets from all over India.
Animal Angels is currently working with special children in schools and institutes all over India. It also works in the psychiatric setting, day care centers for bipolar and depressed and institutes for special children, and Cancer Patients. Animal Angels would soon be extending its work for Rehabilitation center Old age homes Schools for normal children with learning disabilities, terminally ill patients Hospitals, nursing homes …..And a lot more avenues.
As an ambitious vision of Mrs. Minal Lonkar - Kavishwar, the founder of Animal Angels Foundation, we started Center for Animal Assisted Therapy, which has all the facilities required for animal therapy. Animal Angels works in the avenues of giving therapy, conducing research, training and awareness.
Therapy: The Animal Angels team of trained professionals and volunteers along with trained therapy animals provide Animal Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities at various setting all across India. The settings range from normal schools to old age homes, Special schools to palliative care Cancer centers.
Research: Animal Angels conducts scientific research on effects of animal therapy in various fields and document it for further reference.
Training: Training health professionals, pet owners, and volunteers in incorporating animals in treating people.
Awareness programs: Educating people about the therapy and the benefit of human animal bond.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Animal Angels Foundation
Mrs. Minal Lonkar Kavishwar
Founder, President
Pune Office:
1,C-1,Krishnanagar,
Erandwane, Pune - 4, Maharashtra, India.
Contact: Off- +91-020-25411555,
Mobile- +91-9325025250/+91-9421004291
Important Notice : Contributions and articles
published on the animal_net website are the responsibility of the
individuals who wrote them, and do not necessarily represent the
opinions of animal_net
