Inspiring Animal Therapy CIC

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween 🎃👻

30/10/2026

You were my favourite hello and my hardest goodbye❤️🐾

Our hearts are broken. Life will never be quite the same again. Our beautiful Lilo, taken far too soon.💔

There will never be enough words to explain just how special you were.

Lilo wasn't just a dog. She was part of so many people's lives. The school dog at Glossopdale a few years ago, then becoming a huge part of our weekly visits to The Christie hospital over the last 18 months, and a familiar, much-loved face wherever our adventures took us.
She had a way of making everyone feel special. Stealing the hearts of even the biggest non-dog lovers, helping those who were unsure or frightened of dogs to find trust and confidence, simply by being herself.

She was one of a kind. She had this incredible ability to sense what someone needed, often before we even realised it ourselves.

Of course, we can't forget her cheeky side! The toast she would pinch from students because, apparently, it was just too yummy to resist, and the odd biscuit that somehow disappeared when she thought we weren't looking! 🐾

From schools to hospitals, to all the people and places she visited, Lilo left a little pawprint on so many hearts. She was loved beyond measure and will be missed by so many.

Thank you, Lilo, for everything you gave us. You made a difference in ways you will never truly know.
Run free, beautiful girl. No more pain, just endless adventures.

Love you all the world, Lilo. Forever our girl. 🌈🐾❤️

16/10/2026

🚨 Today is the deadline to apply for our available position!

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Animal Assisted Therapy & Intervention Practitioner to join our growing team.💜🐾

This is a specialist role for a qualified therapeutic practitioner who is passionate about supporting children, young people and adults with their mental health, emotional wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who combines strong therapeutic skills with a genuine understanding and respect for animals.

🐾Location: Broadbottom
🐾Hours: Full Time
🐾Salary: £32,760
🐾Contract: Permanent

Driving license required

Closing date: 16/10/2026
Start date: December 2026

How to Apply

Please email all applications to [email protected]

💜APPLICATION LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQ_Zb1VDrj2Q4_IYfHqTqaV6ZKKhGjuW2R4mbpUZ4xM/edit?usp=sharing

💜JOB DESCRIPTION: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C75-U9-J4X-iQG-MEll4kTxxr637xT12j9a3LU2ukXQ/edit?usp=sharing

15/10/2026

Our annual visit was a hit as always and great to see some familiar faces 🥰

13/10/2026

Our volunteer applications are open again!

We’re looking for volunteers to join our team at Inspiring Animal Therapy CIC!

Volunteers need to be 18 and over🐾

Please share! 💛

12/10/2026

We’d love to hear what you think💭

We have an exciting opportunity, and we want to make sure that the services and support we offer meets the needs of our community.

Please take a few minutes to complete the attached questionnaire. Your feedback will help us shape our services and make a positive difference.💜

We are busy planning our future! Along with our outreach work, Inspiring Animal Therapy has an animal therapy centre in the stables at the Etherow Centre where we deliver our animal-assisted inclusive therapeutic services to children and young people 5-18 years old, and adults with disabilities and....

11/10/2026

Happy Sunday guys! How’s everyone been? And how are we all feeling about the weather changing? Because we’re definitely not happy about it! 😂🍂

Sorry we’ve not been as active on social media lately. Looking after all these animals takes up quite a bit of our day 🤣 and before we know it, the day has disappeared!

All the animals are doing well, and we’ve got some new faces to introduce you to very soon!

We’d love to know what you’d like to see more of on our social media! We want to start doing some meet the team posts so you can get to know the faces behind everything, and we always try our best to show you all the crazy antics we get up to here. Sometimes there’s just far too much going on to keep up with it all! 😂

Thank you all so much for sticking with us, following along and supporting what we do.

Here’s some pictures of what we’ve been up to recently 📸

10/10/2026

🐾💚 World Mental Health Day 💚🐾

Mental health is something we all have and need to look after. It’s okay to slow down, take a break, say no and give yourself time to reset. Looking after yourself is never selfish. 🌿

We love supporting mental health and wellbeing through the special connection between people and animals. Our amazing animals help create moments of calm, comfort and connection. 🐴🐶🐢🐍🦔🐹🐱

Remember, you don’t have to wait until you’re struggling to care for your mental health. Be kind to yourself, you matter too! 💚