Meliora - Latin for "Ever Better"

We are a registered Not-for-Profit / Charity operating throughout Canada. We are 100% volunteer and veteran-run and directed. We have only essential expenses, which ensures that donations made towards MELIORA go directly to supporting our veterans, first responders and their family. 

Purpose

To relieve conditions associated with disability by giving ongoing support, and making specially trained service dogs a reality, for people suffering from mental or physical disabilities including, but not limited to, brain injured veterans, first responders as well as affected family members, with a view to improving their independence as well as their physical and emotional wellbeing.

What is a Service Dog

There can be some confusion around this question. The reason is that some people think that an emotional support animal is the same as a Service Dog.  This is not the case.

• Service Dogs can provide emotional support but a Serviced Dog is trained to perform tasks related to the persons disability.
• Emotional Support animals are not trained for tasks.
• Emotional support animals are a loosely defined and have no public access rights. There is no standard for an emotional support animal. Canadian law sees it as just a pet.
• Therapy animals are often used in hospital ward or homes for the elderly. They do not have full public access and are only used as a "friend" to pet. They are not Service Dogs.  
• Service Dogs are clearly defined and in fact, many provinces even have the definition written into laws and regulations. Service Dogs have public access rights and those rights are protected by the Human Rights legislation in each province and Canada. Service Dogs are highly trained and the training of a Service Dog equates to tens of thousands of dollars.