Janie Godbold- Trinity Episcopal Cathedral-Columbia SC

In her 1859 “Notes on Nursing,” Florence Nightingale wrote, “A small pet animal is often an excellent companion for the sick, for long chronic cases especially.” Today, the idea that human interactions with companion animals can result in physiological changes and psychological benefits is widely accepted. Did you know pet therapy visits can even lower your blood pressure?

Trinity Members Sherrerd Hartness and Rusty Miller are both members of our lay chaplain team. Sherrerd and his little dog Joujou and Rusty and his dog Lily (who thinks she is a little dog) have gone through the process of becoming registered pet therapy teams so that we can offer this service to our parishioners. Lily and Joujou are pictured here during a recent visit to the Columbia Police Department.