A Brief History of #PetsAtPark
Park Library has hosted therapy pet visits during exams since the Fall 2011 semester, and we always have a paw-fectly wonderful time! While we started with just therapy dogs, in 2014 we started hosting cats as well. All of the pets that visit are licensed therapy pets or service dogs-in-training.
Therapy pets help students, faculty, and staff ease their stress during exams. Laurel Rabschutz & Jo Ann Reynolds’ wonderful article Studying for Exams Just Got More Relaxing: Animal-Assisted Activities at the University of Connecticut Library provides an overview of the benefits of therapy pet visits as well as a useful guide for running a therapy pet event.
In the News
- Harry Lynch photographed our event in December 2012 for the News & Observer and the photos made it onto Norwalk, CT’s The Hour.
- Also in December 2012, the University Gazette wrote this article about the history of therapy pet events at UNC.
- WRAL took some great photographs of our therapy pets event in April 2014.
- UNC followed therapy dog Whiskey and her handler Silvia Kreda as they went about their day and shot this cute video.
- Archie the therapy cat was featured in this News & Observer article.
Pet Photo Gallery
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- Archie the therapy cat, Fall 2014.
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- Chris Roush and students pet Gracie the therapy dog
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- Bear the therapy dog, Fall 2012.
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- Sadie the therapy dog
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- Brady the therapy dog. Photo by Stephanie Willen Brown.
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- Stephanie Brown and Topaz. Photo by Michelle Magsino.
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- Seamus the therapy dog and his frisbee
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- Othello the therapy dog, Spring 2013
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- Lucy the therapy puppy, Fall 2014
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- Two puppies from EENP. Photo by Stephanie Willen Brown.
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- Teddy the therapy dog
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- Rhonda Hester and therapy puppy Yanny
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- Vivo the therapy cat, Summer 2016
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- Mickey the therapy dog
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- George the therapy dog
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- Emmie the therapy dog in UNC colors, Fall 2013
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- Cadi the therapy cat. Photo by Michelle Magsino.
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- Whiskey the therapy dog, Fall 2012
Gallery of Fliers
