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Cats and dogs will visit the Ruth Lilly Law Library on November 29 for Fall Exam Stress Relief Day for IU McKinney students. The popular event is in its fourth year at the law school.

Dogs from the Indiana Canine Assistant Network will visit during the morning, which was the first group of animals to visit the law school in 2012. These dogs (That’s Brady in the photo at left) are trained by carefully selected inmates of Indiana’s correctional facilities for as long as two years. The dogs assist people who are managing various diseases and health conditions. The majority of these dogs help people with mobility, and also help the disabled live more independently. These dogs will visit from 9:45 until 11:45 a.m.

Volunteers and dogs from the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) will visit from 2 to 4 p.m. Research shows that lawyers suffer from substance abuse and depression at a higher rate than the general population, and they may be more reluctant to seek help. JLAP offers confidential help to law students, lawyers, and judges in need throughout Indiana with substance abuse and mental health problems, as well as issues that arise from changes in physical health, career changes, and practice management. JLAP staff and volunteers, and their dogs, (In the photo above, from left to right, are Kirby and Gus) are frequent visitors to IU McKinney for exam stress relief day.

The Healing Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash will visit the law school from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and there will be at least one therapy cat (Sir Tristan, in the photo at left) among their number. The group was founded in 2009 and visits just about anywhere they’re needed, including assisted living and nursing facilities, hospice patients, and the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, among others. In addition to their gentle demeanor and the pets’ jovial handlers, these animals are known for their winsome costumes.