C.A.T. services are provided free of charge, with the highest level of professionalism and organization. C.A.T. provides liability insurance coverage for all of our volunteers, team testing and background checks, ensures annual vaccinations satisfy State standards, and we satisfy HIPAA requirements.

As a non-profit entity, we recruit and utilize volunteers to serve Florida communities and rely on annual volunteer dues, donations from individuals, corporations and grants for funding operations.

C.A.T. pet therapy volunteer corps provide both animal-assisted activities (AAA) and animal-assisted therapy (AAT). AAA is defined as pet-centered visitation programs to enhance the life quality or support educational programs in a variety of environments such as hospitals, special needs day care, retirement homes or reading intervention programs. AAT is goal-oriented treatment utilizing specially trained pet/handler teams to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive, or emotional goals with patients. AAT facilitates healing and improves self-esteem, lifts morale and reduces stress of patients and staff alike.

C.A.T. AAA/AAT volunteers work within facilities to provide physical therapy, recreational therapy, occupational therapy, and healthcare-related support services through the use of our highly trained and tested volunteer dogs and their human partners.

Our Pack Reader Program helps children build reading skills under the attentive ear of a canine companion. We volunteer within public and charter schools as well established educational tutoring systems to support the efforts of children currently reading below their grade level, who have low self-esteem or who may be learning English as a second language.

The Teen Corps encourages teens to be involved within their community by learning how to train their dogs to receive the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen certification. The teens may become eligible to volunteer within nursing homes to fulfill required community service hours.