NutriSource Pet Foods expands support of facility/therapy dog programs at children’s hospitals

Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)-

PERHAM — NutriSource Pet Foods based out of Perham recently expanded its support of facility/therapy dog programs at children’s hospitals across the country. The pet food company will provide a five-year financial commitment to support the facility dog program at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. The hospital will have a new NutriSource Facility Dog Respite Area.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City presently has four facility dogs on their staff at the 390-bed medical center in Kansas City, Missouri. The dogs provide comfort, motivation and smiles to kids undergoing treatment at the hospital and to families who are tending to a sick child.

“NutriSource is deeply committed to the health of our children, families and pets. We’re thrilled to extend that commitment by partnering with Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the top 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 support to facility dog and therapy dog programs at the 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 bravely follow their path towards healing