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I think we could all look at the following
photos and say "Cute". And they are.
Delta Society earlier this summer
emailed a notice to all members of a
policy change simply stating:
No Costumes Allowed
Policy changes with explanations are
typically better received, so we
approached Dianne Bell, Program
Manager for the Pet Partners/Delta
Society. The following background for
the change is as follows:
photos and say "Cute". And they are.
Delta Society earlier this summer
emailed a notice to all members of a
policy change simply stating:
No Costumes Allowed
Policy changes with explanations are
typically better received, so we
approached Dianne Bell, Program
Manager for the Pet Partners/Delta
Society. The following background for
the change is as follows:
RE: Policy Change for Pet Partners/
Delta Teams
Spring 2008
Delta Teams
Spring 2008
8/22/2008
While costumes look cute and make patients and staff smile, costumes pose additional
risk for the animal,overheating, inability to accurately read the stress and body language
of the animal, the increased risk of having the costume get caught on equipment as well
as patients who may pull on the costume, resulting in undue harm to both the animal and
the patient, reduced tactile stimulation, reduces the opportunity for patients of all ages to
see and understand the animals/specific breeds for who they are and the uniqueness
that they offer to each visit.
Dianne M. Bell, Program Manager
With information in hand, a number of
evaluators and instructors were asked
for their opinions, and the consensus
was that they find the explanation an
agreeable one and sound.
Okay, so here we are at a time when
the retailers are all promoting those
overpriced, but hysterical costumes, or
your creativity has whipped up some
real gems.
If you have routinely dressed your
animal for the holiday, one
consideration is to save the costume
for another social event.
evaluators and instructors were asked
for their opinions, and the consensus
was that they find the explanation an
agreeable one and sound.
Okay, so here we are at a time when
the retailers are all promoting those
overpriced, but hysterical costumes, or
your creativity has whipped up some
real gems.
If you have routinely dressed your
animal for the holiday, one
consideration is to save the costume
for another social event.
