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Published 1/27/26 3:13PM

A Hospice Patient Visit with your Certified Pet

VITAS Healthcare of Dallas
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Dallas, TX
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    Flexible
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    50
    Cause Areas:
    Animals, Health & Medicine, Veterans
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    A T-Spot TB Blood Test will be required.

    Description

    A Hospice Patient Visit with your Certified Pet

    VITAS Healthcare invites friendly and well-behaved pets to join the Paw Pals program, in which animals and their humans learn how to visit patients at the end of life. A registered VITAS Paw Pals visitor can offer comfort, bring back memories, encourage activity and provide unconditional love to VITAS patients. Your visits leave behind memories of you and your pet, and rekindle thoughts of other pets.

    Pet visits can sometimes reach a patient when no one else can. Our Paw Pals brighten the day for everyone when they visit.

    All kinds of pets are invited to join the VITAS Paw Pals Club.

    Paw Pals must be well-groomed, at least one-year old, and have up-to-date health records and vaccines.

    Location

    On-site
    Dallas, TX, USA

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