Mental Health United States Project #65312

Therapet: Animal Assisted Therapy

by Therapet

Project Report | Mar 9, 2026
Therapet: Animal Assisted Therapy

By Elysia Reineck | Executive Director

Therapet finished 2025 strong! We certified 9 new dogs to join the Therapet crew in sharing Health, Hope, & Healing with our community. Our animals provided 2,720 hours of therapy, visitation, & community service, while our human volunteers gave 4,286 hours of their time to our mission.

Therapet currently has agreements to provide services to the following facilities and their clients, each with unique needs and demographics - all at no charge:

Beckville ISD R.E.A.D. Program
Breckenridge Village of Tyler
Brownsboro ISD R.E.A.D. Program
Chapel Hill ISD

Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) of Smith County

Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation (Encompass Health)
East Texas Crisis Center (Visitation as a part of their Positive Parenting program)
Lindale Library R.E.A.D. Program
Rusk State Hospital
Skyview Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
UT Health Tyler
UT Health North Campus
Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs / Jones Elementary School (Tyler I.S.D.)

Our dog classes continue to fill up and pave the way for future teams.

Therapet is in our 32nd year of serving East Texas.

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