Animal Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children
Organization information
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens, the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Summary
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo's Animal-Assisted Therapy Program for children with special needs serves approximately 70 groups annually. Participants suffer from a wide-range of physical and cognitive challenges including autism; and this cross cultural project includes participants from all of Jerusalem's diverse communities - Jewish, Christian and Muslim, both secular and orthodox, from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, of various ages, and with disabilities of varying degrees.
Project locations
Israel