Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)-
PERHAM — Perham-based NutriSource Pet Foods recently expanded its support of facilities/therapy dog programs at children’s hospitals across the country. The pet food company will make a five-year financial commitment to support the dog program at the Children’s Mercy Kansas City facility. The hospital will have a new NutriSource Facility Dog Respite Area.
Children’s Mercy Kansas City currently has four facility dogs on staff at their 390-bed medical center in Kansas City, Missouri. Dogs provide comfort, motivation and smiles to children undergoing hospital treatment and to families caring for a sick child.
“NutriSource is deeply committed to the health of our children, families and pets. We are excited to extend that commitment by partnering with Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the Midwest,” said Chase Rasmussen , president of KLN Family Brands, the parent company of NutriSource.
In addition to Children’s Mercy Kansas City, NutriSource provides facility dog support and therapy dog programs at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Boston Children’s and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. NutriSource also recently opened The Spot, a new service dog training facility in Greenfield, Minnesota that provides “Battle Buddies” to veterans and first responders as they courageously follow their path to recovery.
