Special Animals for Special Kids
Whether they provide a service or just companionship, an animal can be a great help and comfort to a person with special needs. These organizations offer dogs, horses, even monkeys to assist the disabled. You may also be able to train your own pet to help your child.
4 Paws for Ability
Provides support animals for children with special needs, including autism assistance dogs and seizure assistance dogs. Families must participate in fund-raising to be considered for placement of an animal.
Provides support animals for children with special needs, including autism assistance dogs and seizure assistance dogs. Families must participate in fund-raising to be considered for placement of an animal.
The Seeing Eye
Find out how to get a Seeing Eye dog for a visually impaired person; or to raise a puppy or adopt an older dog to help the Seeing Eye cause.
Find out how to get a Seeing Eye dog for a visually impaired person; or to raise a puppy or adopt an older dog to help the Seeing Eye cause.
Dogs for the Deaf
This organization provides dogs that can alert their owners to a variety of household sounds, including a smoke alarm.
This organization provides dogs that can alert their owners to a variety of household sounds, including a smoke alarm.
Canine Partners for Life
Offers service/seizure dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs.
Offers service/seizure dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs.
National Service Dog Center
Information about getting, training, and living with a service dog.
Information about getting, training, and living with a service dog.
Canine Companions for Independence
Organization offers assistance dogs to increase the independence of children, teens or adults with physical, developmental or emotional disabilities.
Organization offers assistance dogs to increase the independence of children, teens or adults with physical, developmental or emotional disabilities.
Guide Horse Foundation
Dogs aren't the only guide animals for the blind. This organization offers miniature horses for those who are allergic to dogs, love horses, want an animal that will live longer, or find the little horses easier to handle.
Dogs aren't the only guide animals for the blind. This organization offers miniature horses for those who are allergic to dogs, love horses, want an animal that will live longer, or find the little horses easier to handle.
Helping Hands
"Monkey helpers for the disabled" -- trained capuchin monkeys assist quadriplegic individuals with daily activities. Site offers video of a "monkey helper" in action and a phone number for more information.
"Monkey helpers for the disabled" -- trained capuchin monkeys assist quadriplegic individuals with daily activities. Site offers video of a "monkey helper" in action and a phone number for more information.