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PALS is a nonprofit enhancing the quality of life of people in need through pet therapy

07/24/2025

Quake's love language may be acts of service... the service being letting him use you as a chair. How many people can did Quake sit on at our visit with the Food Bank Team? 👀 Let's find out... 🐾💙

If you'd like to help Quake and other incredible PALS on their mission, AND have a chance to win big prizes, get your raffle tickets today!

🎟️ Tickets: $25
📅 Draw Date: July 28
📞 Call (403) 250 - 7257
📧 Or email: diana@palspets.com

07/22/2025

One of the greatest blessings in life is the quiet, comforting presence of a pet. No matter who you are or what kind of day you're having, they’re always there — offering love without conditions, expectations, or judgment. 🐾💙

07/21/2025

JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT! ⛳🐾

Time’s almost up to grab your Putts Fore PALS raffle ticket — and you do not want to miss out on these incredible golf prizes! 😍

🎁 Over $2,900 in prizes up for grabs, including:
🏌️‍♂️ Foursome golf experiences
🎒 VESSEL & Steamwhistle golf bags
💙 All while supporting PALS pet therapy in Calgary

🎟️ Tickets: $25
📅 Draw Date: July 28
📞 Call (403) 250 - 7257
📧 Or email: diana@palspets.com

Your support helps PALS bring joy, comfort, and connection to those who need it most. Let’s finish strong! 🐾💙

07/20/2025

PALS in Action This Week! 🐾
Our incredible pet teams are on the move again — spreading comfort, joy, and connection throughout the city. Here's where we’re headed for special visits this week:

🐶 Tuesday – TMX Group
Bringing a little mid-week calm to adults in the workplace.

🐾 Wednesday – Worley
Another workplace visit, offering some furry stress relief and smiles to hardworking adults.

🦴 Thursday – AgeCare Skypointe Hospice & ADPT Summer Visits
Sharing gentle moments with adults in hospice care.

Thank you to our incredible volunteers and therapy animals for all you do. 🐾💙

07/18/2025

A Huge Thank You to Field Law! 🐾💙
We’re beyond grateful to Field Law for helping bring our PALS to life with these incredible custom trading cards! 🐶🐱

With over 120 pet volunteers and 70,000 cards made, each card features a pet’s name, breed, birthday, nickname, a fun fact or favorite activity — and even their social handle (if they have one). 😎

These cards are such a fun way to celebrate the amazing animals behind our visits… Can you collect them all? 👀✨

Thank you, Field Law, for supporting our mission in such a thoughtful and creative way. These cards are already bringing so many smiles!

⭐ If you'd like to support our mission as well, AND get a chance to win some prizes, check out our post from Tuesday!

🎟️ Tickets: $25
📅 Draw Date: July 28
📞 Call (403) 250 - 7257
📧 Or email: diana@palspets.com

www.PalsPets.com

07/17/2025

🤠 Stampede may be over… but we’re still dreaming about all the fun, (and food) !

These snaps are from the YYC Calgary International Airport Stampede BBQ, where our PreBoard PALS team soaked up the sun, shared some smiles, and enjoyed a taste of Stampede fun — all while bringing comfort and connection to the community.

Big thank you to for having us! Until next year, Stampede! 🐾💙

07/15/2025

Would you like to support our cause and get a chance to win big?! Grab your Putts Fore PALS raffle ticket! Now’s the time! 💥

Only a few days left until our big draw on July 28 — and with over $2,900 in golf prizes up for grabs, you won’t want to miss out. 🏌️‍♀️💙

✨ 1st Prize: Foursome Golf Experience at 3 Courses + Carts ($1,580 value)
✨ 2nd Prize: Foursome at Apple Creek + Tito VESSEL Golf Bag ($823 value)
✨ 3rd Prize: Twosome at Wintergreen + Steamwhistle Golf Bag ($540 value)

🎟️ Tickets: Just $25 (Only 500 available!)
📞 Call (403) 250 - 7257
📧 Or email: diana@palspets.com to get yours!

Your ticket supports PALS’ incredible pet therapy programs across Calgary — bringing smiles, comfort, and connection where it’s needed most. 🐶

Let’s swing for a great cause! ⛳🐾💙

07/14/2025

Therapy squad reporting for duty! 🇨🇦🐾 Hera, Henry, Paisley, and Cosmos had a paws-itively amazing Canada Day visit at Foothills Hospital—spreading smiles, snuggles, and a whole lot of tail wags!

At PALS, our Core Programs connect therapy pets with people in hospitals, hospices, care centres, schools, and more — bringing calm, connection, and smiles when they’re needed most.

We've spent more than 40 years putting smiles on our communities' faces, and we are no where near stopping. It’s more than cute moments — it’s meaningful impact. 🐾💙

07/13/2025

Special Visits Week! 🐾
Our PALS teams are out in the community every day this week bringing comfort, connection, and joy — one wag or purr at a time. 💛

Here’s where we’ll be:

🦴 Monday – Signal Pointe Seniors
Spending time with seniors and brightening their start to the week.

🐕 Tuesday – Living With Advanced Illness
Offering gentle comfort and care to those living with chronic illness.

🐾 Wednesday – Immigrant Services Calgary
Joining a Summer Camp for Seniors for smiles, connection, and furry cuddles.

🐶 Thursday – Royal Park
Spending some time with our friends at Royal Park Seniors Residence.

🐾 Friday – Raido House
Visiting youth aged 16–19 in transitional housing — creating connection and calm through the power of pets.

Thank you to all our volunteers and partners for making these moments possible. These visits are more than special — they’re impactful. 🐾💙

If you'd like to help support our mission visit our website PalsPets.com

07/12/2025

We have been having lots of fun this week, and eating lots too! 😍 Arbi's pancake breakfast was an awesome success and we were grateful to be a part of it! One day left!

We hope your Stampede festivities were everything you imagined. 😊

Until next year. 🐾💙

www.PalsPets.com

07/10/2025

🤠 One Weekend left of Stampede! — How’s Yours Going?
Our PALS have been hoofin’ it in style with cowboy hats and bandanas, and having a blast! 🐾🎉

Whether you’re rodeo-bound or just here for the mini donuts, we’re wishing you a safe and final few days of Stampede fun. 🐾💙

07/08/2025

Our PALS visited the amazing staff at the Calgary Food Bank — and let’s just say, the love was mutual! 🐶💙

The team took a well-deserved break from their important work to soak up some doggy love, cuddles, and calming company. It was a beautiful reminder that even the helpers need a little joy and connection, too. 😊

Thank you, , for everything you do for our community — and for welcoming us with open arms and open hearts. 🐾

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Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm

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+14032507257

Website

http://www.palspets.com/

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Pets Helping People

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.

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