PALS is a nonprofit enhancing the quality of life of people in need through pet therapy
04/04/2026
Surf’s up… and so are the bids 🌊🐾 Open til April 11th at 10:30 pm!
This year’s Silent Barktion is bringing the wow factor — featuring unforgettable prizes like a Northern Lights getaway to Yellowknife complete with breathtaking aurora views, timeless Disney collectables, and signed Calgary Flames memorabilia from fan-favourite legend Lanny McDonald… and more! 💙
Every single bid helps Pet Access League Society (PALS) continue delivering the healing power of pet therapy to people who need it most across Calgary.
Surf’s up… and so are the bids 🌊🐾 Open til April 11th at 10:30 pm!
This year’s Silent Barktion is bringing the wow factor — featuring unforgettable prizes like a Northern Lights getaway to Yellowknife complete with breathtaking aurora views, timeless Disney collectables, and signed Calgary Flames memorabilia from fan-favourite legend Lanny McDonald… and more! 💙
Every single bid helps Pet Access League Society (PALS) continue delivering the healing power of pet therapy to people who need it most across Calgary.
Surf’s up… and so are the bids 🌊🐾 Open til April 11th at 10:30 pm!
This year’s Silent Barktion is bringing the wow factor — featuring unforgettable prizes like a Northern Lights getaway to Yellowknife complete with breathtaking aurora views, timeless Disney collectables, and signed Calgary Flames memorabilia from fan-favourite legend Lanny McDonald… and more! 💙
Every single bid helps Pet Access League Society (PALS) continue delivering the healing power of pet therapy to people who need it most across Calgary.
Surf’s up… and so are the bids 🌊🐾 Open til April 11th at 10:30 pm!
This year’s Silent Barktion is bringing the wow factor — featuring unforgettable prizes like a Northern Lights getaway to Yellowknife complete with breathtaking aurora views, timeless Disney collectables, and signed Calgary Flames memorabilia from fan-favourite legend Lanny McDonald… and more! 💙
Every single bid helps Pet Access League Society (PALS) continue delivering the healing power of pet therapy to people who need it most across Calgary.
🗿 under 1 lb so easy to lift and cuddle
🗿 smooth with no sharp edges
🗿 patient and want to meet you
All pet rocks are rigorously tested and tumbled before heading out to spread some joy.
They hit the streets today, April 1st.
Granite, Rocko, Pebbles and Steve can’t wait to meet you. 🐾💙🤗
03/30/2026
Our PALS love visiting the kids and staff at Alberta Children’s Hospital! 💙🐾
Through our regularly scheduled pet therapy programs, these visits bring comfort, joy, and connection to patients, families, and staff. Every wag, cuddle, and playful moment is part of our mission to support wellness, reduce stress, and create meaningful moments for those who need it most.
At PALS, we believe in the power of compassion, connection, and community, and our visits remind us that even the smallest moments—like a tail wag or a gentle nuzzle—can make a huge difference. 🐶
Thank you to everyone helping us keep this important work going! Every visit is made possible because of our amazing volunteers, therapy pets, and supporters. 💙
03/27/2026
Imagine being read to sleep on the job! What a life our PALS are living. 😅 Another successful mission at StoryPals.
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03/26/2026
Throwback Thursday to some St Patrick's Day visits! How cute are these little leprechauns?! 🍀 We sure are lucky to have PALS like these. 💚
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03/24/2026
A visit that our PALS look forward to 🥰
Henry, Rebel Rose, and Paisley always bring so much love, comfort, and connection to the patients and staff at Foothills Hospital.
Through PALS’ regular pet therapy programs, we visit over 60 facilities across Calgary! These visits aren’t just special moments—they’re part of an ongoing commitment to supporting wellness, reducing stress, and brightening days across the community.
It's people like YOU that make our mission possible. Thank you! 💙🐾
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03/23/2026
Your PALS Pets on the Move!
This week, our furry friends are visiting some awesome seniors at St. Teresa’s Place and Royal Park Seniors, as well as hanging out with adults at ARBI, and giving students at the U of C Long Night of Procrastination a much-needed paws & relaxation break. 🥰
Wanna help us spread the love in our city?!
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The Pet Access League Society (PALS) is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to providing Calgarians with pet therapy. Working with community agencies, organizations and facilities, PALS provides various programs and services to help Calgarians in need of the benefits of pet therapy access our services.
Since delivering its first visit in 1985, PALS has helped thousands of Calgarians have regularly scheduled visits to pet therapy at no charge.
PALS people are volunteers ranging in age from 18 to over 80. Visiting is done on a team basis according to a set schedule, under the direction of a team leader and a facility staff member.
Visits are 60 to 90 minutes in length and involve both group and one-on-one sessions.
Freely contributing their time, expertise and hearts, the volunteer's role is vital. They are not involved in a social visit and they must be prepared to communicate through their pet with people who may be withdrawn, disoriented or severely physically or cognitively disabled.
The patient who responds to a pet may go on to communicate with the volunteer, staff, other patients and family members. However, for many of the people PALS visits, verbal communication skills are non-existent so contact with a PALS pet becomes even more important.
During the past years, PALS volunteers have made many breakthroughs. Patients have given response after not having spoken for months; depressed, unresponsive people have reached out to connect with the pets; and people considered to be immobile have turned towards or made physical contact with a PALS pet.
PALS clients are 55% senior citizens, 25% adults, and 20% children and teenagers. The need for our services continues to grow, in part due to the measurable benefits of pet therapy, but largely due to the increase in an ageing population. As the population ages and continues to move from independent housing toward some type of long-term care facility the residents often are forced to downsize their personal belonging and that includes the family pet. Despite statistical facts surrounding improved mental and physical health and wellbeing with exposure to pets, at the time in their life when pets become the most important the connection is removed. PALS visits on a regular basis helps to bridge that connection again, helping to restore what was once lost.
