Massachusetts Pet Partners

Delta Society

Delta Society is the leading international resource for the human-animal bond. Delta Society has been the force to validate the important role of animals for people's health and well being by promoting the results of research into the benefits of incorporating animals into human activities to the media and health and human service organizations.

It is through the Delta Society Affiliate Program that Massachusetts Pet Partners is able to gain the support and recognition of being associated with a quality, dedicated and professional organization like Delta Society.

Delta Society's Pet Partners Program trains volunteers and screens volunteers and their pets for visiting animal programs in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools and other facilities.

Pet Partners Program was established in 1990 to ensure that "both ends of the leash," people as well as animals, were well prepared to participate in animal-assisted activity and animal-assisted therapy programs. Pet Partners is the only national registry that requires volunteer training and screening of animal/handler teams.

Delta's national network links volunteers with facilities in their own communities that request visiting pets and helps Pet Partners contact facilities to begin visits in new locations. Over 6,400 Pet Partners teams now operate in all 50 states and 4 other countries, helping more than 900,000 people each year.