{"id":1579,"date":"2022-12-12T17:36:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T01:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/?page_id=1579"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:42:06","slug":"animal-assisted-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/join-our-community\/volunteer\/animal-assisted-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Assisted Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1579\" class=\"elementor elementor-1579\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a00a52 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a00a52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50d34e94 spca-hero--image\" data-id=\"50d34e94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28705462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28705462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1542\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8264 no-lazyload\" alt=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-program-1536x586.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1542px) 100vw, 1542px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a0c72a6 spca-hero--content\" data-id=\"2a0c72a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5932bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5932bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Animal-Assisted Therapy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2242fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2242fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Animals Helping People.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d5f3db3 spca-centered-text elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d5f3db3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48616022\" data-id=\"48616022\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f35e39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f35e39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than 40 years, the San Francisco SPCA Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Program has facilitated communication and healing by sharing the love of companion animals with those facing mental, physical, or educational challenges. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f0eaba4 spca-centered-text--themed-light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f0eaba4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7677920b\" data-id=\"7677920b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297101d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"297101d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feature Programs\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b45c076 spca-3-cards elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b45c076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8e9f01\" data-id=\"b8e9f01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad332b2 elementor-horizontal-align-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-spca-image-box\" data-id=\"4ad332b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spca-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-wag-brigade-volunteer-program.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6367\" alt=\"San Francisco SPCA Wag Brigade volunteer program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-wag-brigade-volunteer-program.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-wag-brigade-volunteer-program-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-wag-brigade-volunteer-program-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-wag-brigade-volunteer-program-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Wag Brigade <\/b><\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Our animal ambassadors ease the stress of air travel at San Francisco International Airport. One of our dogs, a pig, or a rabbit visits a terminal every day of the week.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e4b7204\" data-id=\"7e4b7204\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7b4285 elementor-horizontal-align-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-spca-image-box\" data-id=\"5f7b4285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spca-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1401\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-puppy-dog-tales-volunteer-program-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-puppy-dog-tales-volunteer-program-3.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-puppy-dog-tales-volunteer-program-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-puppy-dog-tales-volunteer-program-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-puppy-dog-tales-volunteer-program-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1401px) 100vw, 1401px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Puppy Dog Tales<\/b> <\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Our team visits children with reading challenges in schools, libraries, and clubs throughout San Francisco, to share literacy and a love of reading in a positive, non-judgmental space.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59bc1d2\" data-id=\"59bc1d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1a4fe9 elementor-horizontal-align-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-spca-image-box\" data-id=\"3e1a4fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spca-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1856\" height=\"1237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6377\" alt=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy volunteer program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program.jpg 1856w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-volunteer-program-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1856px) 100vw, 1856px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Therapy Visits<\/b><\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">AAT Volunteers visit hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, and youth facilities to share the therapeutic benefits of the human-companion animal bond.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1dd1e spca-centered-text--themed-light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1dd1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf4dc2\" data-id=\"6cf4dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9bcb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9bcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We are not currently accepting new visit requests. Please check back again soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20022d10 spca-centered-text elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20022d10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f1ace22\" data-id=\"7f1ace22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57656cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57656cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become an AAT Volunteer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6487df0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6487df0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re looking for pets and guardian teams to join the AAT program. Teams are required to complete an evaluation and certification program that prepares them to work in the community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d822d7a spca-centered-text elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d822d7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23182d\" data-id=\"23182d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdd7370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cdd7370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Pet and Guardian Requirements:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b566ed0 spca-cards spca-cards-bg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b566ed0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b29d6e\" data-id=\"3b29d6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e848ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e848ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc52703\" data-id=\"7dc52703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80ca82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b80ca82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf443e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2cf443e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8beeb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8beeb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Minimum one year of age and in current home for a minimum of six months<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Calm and approachable<\/span><\/li><li>Must be spayed or neutered<\/li><li>NO signs of aggression (growling, biting)<\/li><li>Raw protein diets not allowed<\/li><li>Positive-reinforcement obedience training (complete one course)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-733ffb5f\" data-id=\"733ffb5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3587c8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3587c8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guardian<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c6d451 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24c6d451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383b0193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383b0193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Minimum 18 years of age<\/li><li>One-year minimum commitment<\/li><li>Know your pet\u2019s stress signals<\/li><li>Handle pet with a flat collar or harness leash<\/li><li>NO aversive equipment\u2014prong, shock, or choke collars<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-181baf42 spca-centered-text elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"181baf42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3322fbe4\" data-id=\"3322fbe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2ffdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b2ffdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you meet the requirements listed above, please submit your application for consideration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7128f elementor-button-purple elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-spca-button\" data-id=\"8f7128f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spca-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sfspca.app.box.com\/s\/6xb2u6nfpodap6zfuby4qp32d1vjguzb\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply today<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5036c6e4 spca-centered-text--themed-light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5036c6e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759a2fd8\" data-id=\"759a2fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486043b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486043b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba01158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba01158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact the AAT department at\u00a0<a href=\"tel: 4155543060\">(415) 554-3060<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:AAT@sfspca.org\">AAT@sfspca.org<\/a>\u00a0if you have questions about volunteering or the program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cf2f6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-skin-carousel 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url(&#039;https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-dog-bombay3.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Bordie\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-dog-bordie2.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Brixton\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-dog-brixton2.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Callie\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/san-francisco-spca-animal-assisted-therapy-dog-callie-2.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"San Francisco SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Charlie\" style=\"background-image: 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src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Prancer-and-Brody-AAT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-20741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Prancer-and-Brody-AAT.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Prancer-and-Brody-AAT-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Prancer-and-Brody-AAT-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b50719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36b50719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prancer &#038; Brody<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"20558\" class=\"elementor elementor-20558 e-loop-item e-loop-item-20717 post-20717 aat_animal type-aat_animal status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a9a106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a9a106\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4536b59c\" data-id=\"4536b59c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2681c1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2681c1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jacee-AAT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-20718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jacee-AAT.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jacee-AAT-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jacee-AAT-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b50719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36b50719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jacee<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"20558\" class=\"elementor elementor-20558 e-loop-item e-loop-item-20733 post-20733 aat_animal type-aat_animal status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a9a106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a9a106\" 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