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Our Goal
- To highlight the healing benefits a dog can offer in recovering from depression and to promote rescue dog adoption
Our Objectives
- To promote dog welfare through the rescue and adoption of abandoned pets as emotional support animals
- To raise awareness of the health benefits of dog ownership for people suffering from depression, anxiety, stress or other illnesses
- To increase understanding and acceptance among medical professionals and clinicians of the psychological benefits of support dogs in treating depression and mental illness
- To gain formal recognition of psychological assistance dogs in the UK alongside other disability assistance and service dogs
- To encourage responsible dog ownership by offering information about choosing and caring for a dog
- To improve understanding and acceptance of depression as an illness and combat stigmatisation and marginalisation in society