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PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY RESOLUTION #2023-02 <br /> <br />There are thousands of Pet Partners therapy animal teams serving in communities across the United States; and WHEREAS, Pet Partners has designated April 30 as National Therapy Animal Day; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams in the Town of Fargo play an essential role in improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond; and WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams make millions of visits per year in settings <br />such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools and hospice; and <br /> WHEREAS, Pet Partners 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 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions bring comfort and healing to those in need. NOW, THEREFORE, as Chairman of the Board of Cass County Commissioners, I do <br />hereby proclaim April 30, as National Therapy Animal Day in Cass County, North Dakota. <br />I encourage our citizens to celebrate our therapy animals and their human handlers. Further, I publicly salute the service of therapy animal teams in our community and in communities across the nation. <br />PROCLAIMED AND APPROVED this 6th day of March, 2023. <br /> <br /> <br />Chad M. Peterson Cass County Commission <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to adopt Resolution #2023-02, Proclamation for <br />National Therapy Animal Day.