Elderly and Disabled Malaysians who need animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in their homes - or at Petpositive's Therapy Centre in Petaling Jaya - will soon have their prayers answered.
Thanks to CIMB Foundation.
Money to buy a brand new van was recently approved by the foundation for our society to reach out to our disabled and elderly clients.
Once we get the van, Petpositive will immediately become mobile to offer AAT in our members personal and charity homes.
"Not only that but we will be able to help our disabled and elderly clients' pets to the clinic as well as outdoor activities," pointed out Anthony SB Thanasayan, President of the Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association or Petpositive for short.
"The van which will be able to seat four to five wheelchairs is also ideal for us to bring our members to the Petpositive Therapy Centre for peer counselling," he added.
Thanasayan said this during his Presidential Address in Petpositive's first Committee Meeting for the new year.
The quarterly event was attended by Petpositive's Acting Secretary Ms Shenaaz Khan, Treasurer Dr C Vijayakumar and Assistant Mr Andrew Martin.
Ordinary Committee Members who were also present at the meeting were Mr Antony Leopold, Ms Sara Lew and Mr S Gopalasingam.
Also present at the meeting was Petpositive's mascot Reba the Shetland Sheepdog.
Another major discussion was how to make Petpositive work more effectively with the federal and local governments.
Some of the projects that Petpositive has successfully pursued with them were obtaining free dog licenses for the disabled and the elderly and accessibility and disability management issues.
For more information about Petpositive, please contact 6-012-220-3146.
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