Pet Partners

Overview
Headquarters: 
Bellevue, WA, USA
Website: 
petpartners.org
Size: 
11-50 employees
Founded: 
1977
Areas of Focus: 
Animal Advocacy / Shelters
Community Service / Capacity Building / Volunteerism
Disaster Relief / Public Safety
Healthcare / Public Health
Human Services
Medical Research
Recreation / Sports
Veterans
Youth / Children
Populations Served: 
All Populations
About Us
Mission: 

To improve human health and well-being through the human-animal bond.

Programs: 

At Pet Partners, we believe that the human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that positively influences the health and well-being of both. We are motivated by connection, compassion, and a commitment to sharing this meaningful bond with everyone who can benefit from time spent with an animal.

Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program represents the best that the field of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) has to offer, registering nine species of animals with their human handlers as volunteer therapy animal teams.  Thousands of registered Pet Partners teams interact with a wide variety of clients, making make more than 3 million visits per year in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, libraries, airports and at employee wellness events. Pet Partners also advocates for legislation that promotes human health and well-being through its grassroots advocacy program and educates handlers and the public about the positive impact of animal-assisted interventions. 

Founded in 1977 and grounded in the underlying research of AAI, Pet Partners is the gold standard in therapy animal visitation and is widely credited with expanding the field of AAI.

Why Work For Us?: 

Thank you for your interest in employment with Pet Partners, a national 501(c)3 human-services organization committed to advancing the value of the human‐animal-bond in human health and well-being.  Part of that commitment includes providing an open atmosphere of communication, collaboration and support between all departments and staff members.  This organization embraces individual and unique opinions and styles, yet acknowledges the need to work toward common goals and objectives as a team. Our staff team members are dedicated professionals working collaboratively to advance our mission through dynamic engagement and best-in-class training for a wide variety of partners – both human and animal.

industry: 
Nonprofit