What constitutes a "Therapy Animal"?

roads · Mar 18, 2016 at 12:42 PM

This from an Internet website: "The state of Florida requires two and a half acres of land for alligators who are at least six feet long. Rambo recently hit the six foot mark and now the state is trying to take him away from his owner of eleven years. Luckily, she's fighting back. Mary Thorn considers Rambo to be a family member. He wears clothes and has his own room. He even visits local schools to teach kids about reptiles. Mary is hoping to get him registered as a therapy animal as soon as possible. Good luck, Mary!"

Any thoughts?

Mar 18, 2016 at 04:25 PM

A therapy animal is basically one who helps stablize you if you have depression or whatever. The pet calms you down. IF you are handicapped he helps you with things to get around and be more indepent. Mostly people here us a therapy animal as it helps with your therapy of recovery with MI of some sort. tc

unaluna · Mar 18, 2016 at 04:59 PM

Hmm... the original Rambo hardly ever wore a shirt, as i recall! So if this one actually does wear clothes...!

notz · Mar 19, 2016 at 11:50 PM

Roads, you have a great sense of humor!

Artchic528 · Mar 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM

I would imagine that an alligator wouldn't make a good therapy animal. I would be concerned that it would lash out at someone with it's jaws, which have a nice 2000 lbs per square inch of pressure on them, or thereabouts, when biting down. A gator belongs in a nice wetlands somewhere, not in somebody's living room wearing clothes.

lizardlady · Mar 20, 2016 at 09:08 AM

Artchic, I saw a picture of the owner kissing Rambo on the snout!

I agree, gators need to be living in the wild doing their gator thing.

Artchic528 · Mar 20, 2016 at 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lizardlady

Artchic, I saw a picture of the owner kissing Rambo on the snout!

I agree, gators need to be living in the wild doing their gator thing.

I fear it's only a matter of time before Rambo decides he's had enough and lashes out in defence. I honestly feel bad for him.

lizardlady · Mar 20, 2016 at 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Artchic528

I fear it's only a matter of time before Rambo decides he's had enough and lashes out in defence. I honestly feel bad for him.

I agree. I suspect one day he will act like a gator and bite the snot out of someone. Then he'll be punished/killed for doing what comes naturally. I love critters, but wild ones deserve to live in the wild.

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Anonymous37780 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 18, 2016 at 04:25 PM #2 A therapy animal is basically one who helps stablize you if you have depression or whatever. The pet calms you down. IF you are handicapped he helps you with things to get around and be more indepent. Mostly people here us a therapy animal as it helps with your therapy of recovery with MI of some sort. tc
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,871 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Mar 18, 2016 at 04:59 PM #3 Hmm... the original Rambo hardly ever wore a shirt, as i recall! So if this one actually does wear clothes...!
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notz Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Oct 2008 Location: Notzville Posts: 60,397 (SuperPoster!) 15 6,732 hugs given	Mar 19, 2016 at 11:50 PM #4 Roads, you have a great sense of humor! __________________ notz
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lizardlady Legendary Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Mid World Posts: 17,497 (SuperPoster!) 21 7,517 hugs given	Mar 20, 2016 at 09:08 AM #6 Artchic, I saw a picture of the owner kissing Rambo on the snout! I agree, gators need to be living in the wild doing their gator thing.
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