About Us
American Humane Animal-Assisted Therapy is a program of the American Humane Association, a 133 year-old national organization dedicated to protecting children and animals. American Humane is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Combining extensive experience, comprehensive capabilities across many client types, and adherence to rigorous standards of practice, American Humane Animal-Assisted Therapy collaborates with people and organizations to help them conduct safe, effective animal-assisted therapy. With over 200 handler-animal teams serving 50 facilities in the Denver-metro area, approximately 120,000 lives per year are impacted by the healing touch of the human-animal bond.
The way we serve the community builds on our expertise in teaching, knowledge of the human-animal bond and extensive ongoing experience in the field to help people be confident and effective volunteer therapy animal handlers with their pet and help clients have safe, productive and sustainable therapy programs which increase value for their customers. Through collaboration with international, national and local organizations and academia, we remain on the cutting edge of the latest research and take an active part in developing solutions to improve the value of animal-assisted therapy and ensure the utmost safety for all involved, especially the animal.
We work with a diverse group of socioeconomic, situational, generational, and racial backgrounds. Besides traditional settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, group homes, mental health centers and schools, our service to the community extends to include a homeless shelter, a state psychiatric center, an HIV clinic and a juvenile correctional facility, making inroads into non-traditional settings for animal-assisted therapy. Our commitment to service excellence and client satisfaction strengthens and extends our relationships in the community. For example, we continue to have successful programs with clients we started with 9 years ago as Denver Pet Partners, before we joined forces with American Humane in 2007.
Among the many strengths that distinguish American Humane Animal-Assisted Therapy in the marketplace is our:
- Extensive experience
- Complete service offerings
- Expertise in implementing sustainable programs
- History of dedicated service excellence
- Commitment to the long-term development of our volunteers and clients
- Proven and experienced leadership team
Our Core Values shape the culture and define the character of our organization, guiding how we behave and make decisions.
