Hey everyone!

This past week Liza Sapir and I presented at the Animals: Our Allies in Health conference here in Asheville, NC. The event was two days, and brought together professionals from a variety of fields, including DVM's, MD's, PhD's, OTR's and lots of others with many initials after their names!

This educational even explored the links between animals and humans from the perspectives of public health issues, from the risks associated with factory farming, and the role of animals in search and rescue. It also included presentations on "Canine Detection of Critical Health Events", and a wonderful first-person narrative by Mike Lingenfelter on animals in service to human health.

Further, Horse Sense presented specifically on Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and At-Risk Youth (Trailblazers, look for the complete presentation on the forum!) and another presentation on prison programs with dogs. Representatives were there from Delta Society and many other key organizations in Animal Assisted Therapies.

It was also quite an animal-lovers event. There were many service dogs present, and even a chicken (that's a first for me!).

Happy Trails,

Shannon