Day One of the Feline Friend Fridays project!

Research:
Benefits of animal-human contact in elderly
           -Bo is one of a growing number of "therapy dogs" visiting people in hospitals, nursing homes, mental health centers, and shelters, where they do everything from lift spirits to assist with physical therapy. Elderly patients tend to have fewer relatives and visitors, and are particularly charmed by Bo. While they may be too sick for lengthy visits, some are so happy to see him that it brings them to tears. Sturm said, "You'll hear them say, 'He likes me. He's my friend.'"  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0808_020808_therapydogs.html
         -http://www.pawssf.org/document.doc?id=15


Project: Feline Friend Fridays
My 20% project for this semester will benefit abandoned cats in the animal shelter and the elderly of our community. The plan for the project is to bring cats into the Rocky Mountain Manner or the Powell Valley nursing home every other Friday. Hopefully there will always be a designated area for this activity to take place, so that people know to stay away from that certain area or room if they are allergic to cats. The idea of the project is that the elderly will show an improvement, even if slight, in mental or physical health. The idea for the cats is that the increase in human contact will help them be lovable and perfect for a home in the future.