{"id":2420,"date":"2025-08-06T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-assurances\/?page_id=2420"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:25:46","slug":"therapy-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-assurances\/programs\/risk-management\/resources\/therapy-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapy Animals on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Below are the requirements for all requests for the short-term presence of animals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Any animal brought to campus for the purpose of a therapy campus event must be appropriately certified as determined by Risk Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The animal provider must meet the insurance and hold harmless requirements set forth by Risk Management (listed below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. If it is not feasible to have visits take place in an open air setting, visits should occur in areas that will minimize contact with people not participating in the event<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The host must have a written plan documenting the purpose, date, duration, and proposed location for the visit, as well as the plan for addressing the operational and safety items<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Therapy Pet Insurance Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Coverage Type<\/th>Minimum Limit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Commercial General Liability<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Each Occurrence<\/td>
    $1,000,000<\/td><\/tr>
    Medical Expense (any 1 person)<\/td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr>
    General Aggregate<\/td>$2,000,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Request for Approval of Therapy Animal Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reach out to the Risk Management Office at riskmgt@uwm.edu<\/a> or 414-229-6339<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n