P.E.T. P.A.L.S. volunteers will endeavor to provide opportunities for animal and human interaction in
the Cedar Valley and surrounding communities by visiting with approved pets in local nursing homes, hospitals,
group homes, schools, and other facilities.
Volunteers provide animal assisted therapy/activities in area care centers and residential facilities, respite programs, etc.
The FDA has issued a warning about the dog shampoo Douxo Seborrhea Shampoo (0.1% phytosphingosine), distributed by Sogeval Laboratories, Inc., of Coppell, Texas. It has been associated with asthma attacks in humans using it to bathe their dogs.