Seven years after introducing therapy dogs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), airport authorities don’t seem keen to continue the initiative.

Back in 2015, Animal Angels Foundation, a non-profit that has been working in the field of animal-assisted interventions, had kicked off the therapy dog programme with four Golden Retrievers—Pepe, Goldie, Sunshine and Pearl—employed to help anxious passengers. The dogs worked on a rotation basis. The project continued till 2019, but post Covid-19, there has been so sign of reviving it.