The charity keeping pets and people together in hospice care
Pet Peace of Mind is a nonprofit organization that trains hospices in maintaining and coordinating pet care when owners are unable to handle it themselves.
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On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Dianne McGill, founder and President of Pet Peace of Mind, sits down with host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, to talk about her nonprofit that works to keep pets and owners together. Pet Peace of Mind is a training program that assists volunteers in maintaining care for pets whose owners might not be capable of doing so. They also provide consulting veterinarian services to assist the volunteers in seeking appropriate care.
Below is a partial transcript. Listen to the full podcast for more.
Dianne McGill: This program is designed to be fully integrated into the operational system of each of the [hospice] organizations. That's important, because if a social worker, nurse, or physician who is caring for a patient sees that they're struggling, or that patient mentioned to them that they're having trouble or a level of anxiety about what's going to happen to [their] pets...it's often someone on the medical front line that sees the need first, and then refers the patient to volunteer services so that...pet care can actually be put into place.
