File #: 25-2049    Version: 1 Name: NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/21/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/10/2025 Final action:
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY WHEREAS, Scientific research shows that interacting with therapy animals can reduce stress, relieve depression, slow heart rate, lower blood pressure and strengthen the immune system; and WHEREAS, therapy animal teams throughout Cook County play an essential role in improving human health and well being through the human-animal bond; and WHEREAS, therapy animal teams interact with a variety of people in our community including veterans, seniors, patients, students and those approaching the end of life; and WHEREAS, these exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions bring comfrt and healing to those in need; and WHEREAS, we encourage more pet owners to consider becoming Pet Partners volunteers to help our community by creating greater access to meaningful therapy animal visits. BE IT RESOLVED that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby declare April 30th, 2025, as National Therapy Animal Day, and...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DR. KISHA E. McCASKILL, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY

 

WHEREAS, Scientific research shows that interacting with therapy animals can reduce stress, relieve depression, slow heart rate, lower blood pressure and strengthen the immune system; and

 

WHEREAS, therapy animal teams throughout Cook County play an essential role in improving human health and well being through the human-animal bond; and

 

WHEREAS, therapy animal teams interact with a variety of people in our community including veterans, seniors, patients, students and those approaching the end of life; and

 

WHEREAS, these exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions bring comfrt and healing to those in need; and

 

WHEREAS, we encourage more pet owners to consider becoming Pet Partners volunteers to help our community by creating greater access to meaningful therapy animal visits.

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby declare April 30th, 2025, as National Therapy Animal Day, and we encourage the residents of Cook County to celebrate our therapy animals and their human handlers.  Further, we salute the service of therapy animal teams in our communities and across the nation.

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