Therapy Pet Pals of Texas (TPPT) was founded in 1984 was founded solely for the purpose of enhancing the quality of life for all institutionalized people. Their pet therapy program gives happiness and companionship to those "most often forgotten" in today's society: the elderly, the mentally and physically challenged, and the terminally ill. TPPT has grown to approximately 200 trained volunteers and even more pets and are currently serving approximately 90 different healthcare facilities/institutions.

 

No fee or service charge has ever been required for our Pet Pal programs; our services are free to all healthcare facilities/institutions in need of pet therapy. 

 

In 2015, TPPT volunteers logged 12,218 hours in service to their communities, traveled approximately 92,384 miles (at their own expense), and they were responsible for 127,832 smiles from the residents/patients they visited!

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