ASIST/Assister: What is a Mission Statement
In order to define the interests or concerns of an organization so that all can understand what is, and is not, within a particular group’s focus, organizations tend to develop written Mission Statements. In general terms, such a document expresses the scope of activities the group plans to undertake, or is already performing.
Mission Statement for ASIST/ASSISTER
ASIST — Animal Services & Integrated Support Teams /
ASSISTER — Animaux d'assistance et équipes de support – services intégrés:
- provides public education respecting all aspects of service animal teams.
- provides to both the human and animal partner, training, support and services for all aspects of effective service animal teams.
- designs, develops, tests and implements best practices in the selection and training of service animals and their human partners.
- identifies service animal teams that can safely enter public spaces through third party Certification and a public registry.
- evaluates, designs, tests, produces and provides safe and reliable information, products and equipment for good health, exercise and work of members of service animal teams.
- provides the service animal team members, whether in training, active, or retired, with support, education and resources ensuring responsible animal ownership and happy, healthy and confident service animal teams.
