How do you feel about therapy animals?

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I’m not talking about people trying to pass off their regular pets off as actual therapy animals on planes. That’s a whole different topic, in my opinion. @NJChicaa mentioned she thought Charlie (I believe it Charlie) would be good to take to nursing homes as a therapy cat because he’s such a friendly guy. Which reminded me of the last time I was at my pain management doctor’s office. One of the nurses had a pit bull, and the pit bull was so good with kids he put her through the process of getting certified. That therapy pit bull was such a hit! Privately, the nurse told me he thought the doctor actually allowed the dog because it relaxed the STAFF. People in pain are (understandably) cranky, and this calmed EVERYbody. I did wonder about people’s reactions because pit bulls get a bad reputation (too many bad owners), and also any patients that are allergic. At my late grandma’s assisted living facility they brought in a mini horse as a therapy animal. She said it was a huge hit! Of course, they also had a therapy dog visit too. I don’t think they had any complaints either. Would you like to see legit therapy animals at highly stressful places? Seeing that sweet pit bull at pain management made my day.