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PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY
APRIL 30, 2025
WHEREAS, There are thousands of therapy animal teams serving in communities across the United States; and
WHEREAS, Pet Partners has designated April 30 as National Therapy Animal Day; and
WHEREAS, Therapy animal teams make millions of visits per year in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools
and hospice; and
WHEREAS, Therapy animal teams interact with a variety of people in our community including veterans, seniors,
patients, students facing literacy challenges, and those approaching end of life; and
WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams in Edina play an essential role in improving human health and well-
being through the human-animal bond; and
WHEREAS, These exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions bring comfort and healing
to those in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James B. Hovland, Mayor of Edina, do hereby proclaim, April 30, 2025, as
NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY
in the City of Edina and encourage our citizens to celebrate our therapy animals and their human handlers and
consider becoming part of an animal therapy team. Further, I publicly salute the service of therapy animal teams
in our community and in communities across the nation.
Dated this 30th day of April, 2025.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor