As Manchester Community College students prepare to take their final exams next week, the college offers virtual pet therapy sessions as a stress relief service.

Laurel Rabschutz, a pet therapy expert says, “Hopefully, just seeing the dog will help them relax a little,” despite the fact that students won’t be able to pet a dog or cat.

The community college started the program in 2015 as a partnership with Manchester-based Tails of Joy, a nonprofit network of volunteers and their therapy animals.

Before the pandemic, “Students facing the crunch of final exams visited designated classrooms to interact with the pets, and they always emerged feeling better,” said Paula Pina, the college’s Associate Library Director.

News source: courant.com

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