PAN is also a US-based group.
People, Animals, Nature, Inc., Naperville, Illinois, or Henderson, Nevada, has been run by Debbie Coultis for 25.5 years.[1] Their focus is on animal assisted therapy, as expressed in their mission statement:
- PAN's primary mission is to improve the safety and quality of clinical practice in the field of animal assisted therapy. In a wider context, PAN disseminates information about the vital linkages between human health and development and contact with animals and nature.
- PAN wishes to enhance human health, family life and education by advocating a better integration of animals and natural settings into the human experience. To achieve this vision, PAN brings together people of diverse backgrounds who are willing to embrace a more integrative view of education, therapy, and the optimal conditions for human development.
The statement by PAN President Debbie Coultis relates to goals of an online university related to PAN's goals, not unlike those already established by the Humane Society of the United States and its HSI, Humane Society University.
- I am founder, president, and CEO. I have served in this capacity since 1995 without salary. PAN is funding phase one of an online university that will cross borders, languages, and disciplines initiative. Our website is down to update the platform for a teaching mode. I have a large social media presence on Facebook, linkedIn, Google Plus and a few other platforms. Volunteers are needed in all areas. Response to date for this initiative has been limited mostly to "how much will you pay me?" The answer is zero dollars, but great networking and learning opportunity.
The two organizations' logos are different, and they appear NOT to be associated in any identifiable way.MaynardClark (talk) 16:51, 24 July 2020 (UTC)