This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Therapy dogs for long term mental health disabilities
Reason why I wanted to make a petition for this because someone like me who is in need of a therapy dog to help get more independence and have a dog that helps with my anxiety, there is service dogs for physically disabled but none at all for mental health disabilities.
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There is therapy dogs that exist in America, there’s a bunch in America actually but there isn’t actually anything in the UK still. Mental health is a disability and needs to be considered a serious condition that needs more ways to help. Not everyone is able to attend therapy sessions with a one to one talk or group therapy sessions. A therapy dog would help those with mental health problems, have a dog to sit with on the plane, Go places to feel safe. A dog that cuddles you when you’re upset
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