Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo marks 20 years of animal therapy – Program provides both adults and children with special needs and disabilities from all different backgrounds a warm and loving experience among the zoo’s variety of creatures | ynetnews

Over 20 years ago, the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo decided opening up an animal-assisted therapy program was essential to aid both children and adults going through physical, mental, social, emotional and health problems.
Animal-assisted therapy has been incorporated in occupational therapy, therapeutic recreation, speech therapy, physical therapy and even in nursing homes thanks to its proven benefits such as reducing anxiety, lowering blood pressure and generally improving the quality of life