It is a planned and guided interaction between the client and the trained animal and has therapeutic effects on the individual as it helps to recover or deal with psychiatric or health problems. Dogs and cats are commonly used to provide this therapy. Help seniors eliminate loneliness, fear and anxiety as animals are the best companions for humans and offer unconditional love and affection at no cost. The therapeutic effects of this therapy include lowering blood pressure, releasing endorphins, and improving cardiovascular health. It also relieves anxiety, depression and boredom and helps combat loneliness and social isolation. Other benefits include improved motor skills, increased motivation and confidence (International Federation on Aging, n.d.). In New Zealand St. John and SPCA Auckland are working by creating a joint venture with three hundred volunteer pet owners and animals visiting hospitals, retirement homes and other healthcare providers and using the potential of animals for healing (St. John, n.d.). Pet therapy is a good initiative as pets keep their owners engaged in their care, feeding them and taking them out for short walks and improving the physical and mental well-being of individuals as the animals treat each patient equally, without criticism and