{"id":11592,"date":"2022-09-30T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viva-lanzarote.com\/?p=11592"},"modified":"2022-09-30T00:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T23:01:39","slug":"animal-assisted-therapy-in-lanzarote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viva-lanzarote.com\/en\/animal-assisted-therapy-in-lanzarote\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Assisted therapy in Lanzarote"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Lanz\u00c1nimal is a Lanzarote-based non-profit association that was started to combine both animal and social welfare<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>In 2019, three brave women started a sanctuary for farm animals they had rescued from horrendous living conditions. Valentina Costantino, who is in charge of the daily care of the animals and their facilities, explains; \u2018We are not only concerned with animal welfare but also social welfare. The animals are rehabilitated so they can participate in assisted animal therapy projects with groups of disadvantaged people. Forming a bond with humans helps the animals to become affectionate and sociable.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ver\u00f3nica Pill\u00f3n is the founder and chairperson of Lanz\u00c1nimal. She has been involved in animal rescue in Lanzarote for years and is as dedicated as ever when it comes to fostering and caring for them. She is a dog trainer, animal behaviourist and specialist in assisted interventions with farm animals. She is responsible for the day-to-day care of the animals, coordinates the volunteers, whose support is fundamental, and manages the doggy day-care centre, the organisation\u2019s main source of funding.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Her colleague, Valentina Costantino, describes herself as; \u2018A city girl! But when I got to know the farm and project, I fell in love with it and decided to study and get a degree in assisted interventions with farm animals. Estefan\u00eda Carro Mart\u00edn is our veterinary assistant. She is in charge of organising visitor activities. Our assisted therapies,\u2019 Costantino points out, \u2018are aimed at helping people in need, such as children affected by autism, Asperger\u2019s or ADHD, the elderly, people with mental illnesses, and so on. We contact associations on the island and offer them the chance to benefit from the good that a bond with animals brings. As well as being an antidote to loneliness, depression and boredom, it reduces anxiety, and stress and generates motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Of course,\u2019 she continues, \u2018there is also an educational side to our work. We receive visits from schools, students and private families keen to interact with our animals. In many cases, they have only ever experienced them on TV. We give them the chance to play with the animals, talk to them, feed them, pet them, brush their fur etc.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We also have a project that aims to reconnect people with nature, called &#8216;Granja (Des)Connection&#8217;, which includes activities such as open-air yoga, and a laughter therapy workshop. 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