Six students in the College of Agriculture’s Residential College recently participated in a pilot program offering animal-assisted therapy to medical facilities.Animal-assisted therapy is used to establish a human-animal bond and promote good health and the recovery of illness and some diseases, according to a University press release.The students visited Ollie Steele Burden Manor, a local long-term care center and an affiliate of the Our Lade of the Lake system.”Many of these students want to be veterinarians,” Betsy Garrison, associate dean of the LSU College of Agriculture, said in the release. “A program such as this gets them involved with how animals can help people.”
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Ag Residential College participates in animal-assisted therapy program
April 11, 2009