Animal Assisted Crisis Response Association
AACRA
Mission Statement | About the AACRA | How We Started | How to Qualify
Do you qualify?
If you and your dog are available to respond to a crisis, locally or nationally, and your dog has current credentials, including ID, from an accrediting organization such as Delta Society, Gooddog, Inc., etc. you may be placed in the registry. THE DOG DOES THE WORK. However, if you are a licensed counselor or mental health worker with credentials that satisfy the primary responding agency then the handler may provide services as well.
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(above) Garth at work
How to qualify:
Either e-mail to hwci@intercom.net or mail to
AACRA c/o Lois C. Hardy, 5314 Sunrise Shore, Chincoteague, Virginia 23336
Send us the following information:
Name:
Address:
EMAIL:
Telephone numbers:
Fax:
Cell Phone:
Name of pet:
Pet's Breed:
ID and evaluating organization:
Scanned or photo duplicate of ID
Responding area:
Will you be called?
Hopefully not! But plane crashes, floods, earthquakes, and criminal acts always seem to be with us.