HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 05 10 Therapy Dog Awareness Day~pRocLAMATIoN
~~I~F~~, throughout human history, dogs hie pti~yed ~n important robe in
the times o~ peoptie, servings ~s our friends, protectors, end
~ ~ comp2nions; end ,~. ~~
~I) ~I~,I~JI~, medic~ti studies hie shown that dogs provide the benefits o~ bower
btiood pressure, reduced stress, dec-~e~sed incidence o~ ititiness, end
~:R_ bower chotiesteroti tie~etis among peoptie who ire dog owners; end °~"
~~I~F~{.~, working therapy dogs hie therapeutic benefits on the times o~ ,~,
.~. many ~Lmeric~ns by assisting with physic~ti therapy in hospit~tis,
prisons, psychiatric institutions, nursing homes, end sehootis; end
~J--~~I~F~.~, therapy dogs end their handtiers ~otiunteer their time to their
respective communities on ~ d~itiy basis;
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In the City o~ tiVinter springs, end in doing so, urge ~titi citizens to loin in ~
n~tion~ti effort to rise the ~w2reness o~ the therapeutic bene~r~s o~ therapy
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John F. Bush
Mayor
Donald A. Gilmore Sally ~1cGinnis
Commissioner ('ommissioner
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.loanne M. Krebs
Commissioner