a nonprofit organization based near Seattle, WA, that works

to improve health and well-being by promoting mutually

beneficial contacts among people and animals.

Delta Society offers their nationwide training program to

volunteers and their animal teammates. The program registers

teams that successfully complete health and temperament

screening and volunteer training. Upon successful completion

of the training the person-animal volunteer team is qualified

to provide animal-assisted activities (AAA)/animal-assisted

therapy (AAT). AAA volunteers provide informed animal contact

opportunities to hospital patients, nursing home residents and

people in other facilities. In AAT programs, volunteers and