The airport "hired" the cutest cat to calm passengers (7 photos)

San Francisco International Airport has a new employee. This is a cat named Duke, who became a member of a special programs to calm passengers who are afraid to fly. stroking such a charmer, it will definitely not be scary to fly!





A cat named Duke has recently become a little celebrity. 14-year-old cat named to international airport program San Francisco under the name Wag Brigade. Under this program animals "calm down" passengers before flying in terminals. Most of the participants in this program are dogs, but have recently become add cats and other animals. For example, recently the team has rabbit. Each fluffy participant in the program is given a vest with the inscription "Pet me." Such a cute measure helps reduce stress for passengers, who are afraid to fly. The "team" of sedative animals was taking a break for during the pandemic, but recently returned to work.



Duke himself has a whole story of salvation. Control Service animals picked him up in a colony of wild cats. His owner, Jen Morris, took him from a shelter back in 2010: then the cat stuck out its paws from the cage straight to the woman's little daughter, hinting that they should take his. Since then, the happy Duke has been living with them. Some time later the mistress decided that Duke would make an excellent cat-therapist, and soon he was certified as a Therapeutic Animal.





He "worked" for many years, comforting patients in various hospitals and programs in the state of San Francisco. Duke is still with the owner visit the California Psychiatric Hospital every Saturday university, where patients communicate with fluffy. Communication with Duke reduces stress in patients, and causes extremely positive emotions - and they are known to be the best medicine. Now the cat will also serve as a therapy animal at the airport. The main thing is that he he likes it - he is only too happy to help others.