House
Resolution
12
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
12
BY
GJERDE
A
Resolution
recognizing
the
national
significance
1
of
therapy
animals
and
their
human
handlers
and
2
designating
April
30,
2021,
as
National
Therapy
3
Animal
Day
in
Iowa.
4
WHEREAS,
April
30
has
been
annually
designated
5
as
National
Therapy
Animal
Day
by
Pet
Partners,
a
6
national
organization
registering
therapy
animals
for
7
animal-assisted
interventions;
and
8
WHEREAS,
National
Therapy
Animal
Day
was
created
to
9
recognize
the
exceptional
therapy
animals
who
partner
10
with
their
human
handlers
to
bring
comfort
and
healing
11
to
those
in
need;
and
12
WHEREAS,
therapy
animals
and
their
handlers
can
13
be
found
helping
Iowans
of
all
ages
in
a
variety
of
14
settings
including
hospitals,
pediatric
care
units,
15
schools,
and
assisted
living
facilities;
and
16
WHEREAS,
therapy
animal
teams
in
Iowa
play
an
17
essential
role
in
improving
human
health
and
well-being
18
through
human-animal
interaction;
NOW
THEREFORE,
19
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
20
the
House
of
Representatives
encourages
all
Iowans
to
21
celebrate
therapy
animals
and
their
human
handlers
and
22
designates
April
30,
2021,
as
National
Therapy
Animal
23
Day
in
Iowa.
24
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