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Originally Posted by 4OC  There are NO LAWS stating this. It is only one place that states this. TDI is NOT the only place for therapy dogs. ADA does not say anything to this since therapy dogs are not legally allowed immediate access. Since these dogs are NOT service dogs each owner can decide what to do with their personal animal. Any animal can be listed as a therapy animal. One lady even uses the Cubs of the big cats that she fosters until th eyes are ready to go back to th email enclosure wi th th erected momma cat. They are note allowed to have any food cooked as they will never be allowed to eat cooked food. They were created to eat raw and this is required by the "zoo". If she or any of the meat eating fosters were caught feeding cooked food th eyes would loose the job in a heartbeat. Zoo keepers check on the Cubs unannounced to be certain the Cubs are being cared for properly.
For the individual/so asking about a dog living on i/d long term. The answer is YES they can do so. My Prince Charming ate that for 16.5 years. HOWEVER, if you do not care for his teeth you will have major problems with them. Th is is when my vet said to start giving him raw chicken leg bones once a week. DO NOT COOK THESE BONES!!!!!
COOKED BONES KILL RAW BONES HEAL. Cooking any food changes the nature and structure of the food ESPECIALLY bones. This is why dogs/cats choke on the cooked bones and often die in the process of going to the vet. Raw bones are not able to splinter in that way. The bones are to be removed after the dog/cat is finished with it that day. |
Well, yes, there are sort of laws! By that I mean agency policies with rules about therapy dogs.
It may be regional but in several states I have worked in agencies require Therapy Dog Certification. Which means they have completed a formal course and we're tested. My local hospitals and the senior centers here require it partly because of the liability insurance that comes with the certification.
Additionally, most the hospitals we go to will not take certified therapy dogs that are on raw diet. The infection control officer in those hospitals makes that decision depending upon how they see the rinks for their patients.
I know the local children's hospital will not allow a patient to keep a service dog with them who is on a raw diet.
All of that being said, there may be just as many agencies who don't care, I just have not come across them in the large metropolitan cities I live in. But ones does have to check.