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Toronto Offering Assistance
June 24, 2020
Funded by PetSmart Charities® of Canada and donations from Toronto residents, the City of Toronto is providing assistance to pet owners in under-resourced communities and those facing homelessness, who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A $30,040 grant from PetSmart Charities of Canada has provided 240 pet owners with gift cards to purchase pet food […]
Service With A Smile
June 24, 2020
One month after our baby Jeffrey was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, I met Cindy Schaefer on an SMA message board. Her son, BioNews Services columnist and forums director Kevin Schaefer, was diagnosed with type 2 SMA a couple years before that. During our first actual meeting, Kevin zipped around expertly in his new, shiny, red wheelchair. […]
Hero Dog Awards
June 24, 2020
Raider, a 4-year-old English Labrador who works with the Corona Police Department, has advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. Raider is one of three dogs in the nation to vie for the title of the nation’s top therapy dog of the year and compete with six other dogs for […]
Two Service Dogs
June 24, 2020
Without Aura, Gretchan Evans’ life would be bound by the borders of what she couldn’t hear. “Aura saved my life by giving me back my independence. Also, she became my always available and capable partner in all the things I love to do. Hike, run, paddleboard, kayak and almost anything outside,” said Evans, a 59-year-old […]
Virtual Reading To Dogs
June 24, 2020
A nonprofit called People Animals Love has a free after-school program where kids read out loud to therapy dogs in 30 libraries in the Washington, D.C., area. But after the coronavirus pandemic closed public spaces, PAL began offering the reading sessions virtually over the video conferencing platform Zoom. As we hear from VOA’s Deborah Block, […]
Cutest Pets In Dallas
June 24, 2020
Our third version of the Cutest Pets in Dallas competition was as tough as ever. We invited our readers to submit their beloved pets for consideration. A full 1,000 did so. There were dogs in tutus, cats in hats, purebreds in purses, and mutts in mud puddles. There were pets with special skills, like service […]
Dog Offers Emotional Support
June 24, 2020
One minute he’s a “Grangel”—sitting quietly, snuggling, or (my favorite) sleeping. The next he’s full on “Grucifer”—shredding things, yipping so loud he wakes up the neighbors, and straight up raising hell. I never know which Groot I’m going to get. His name may mean “big” in Dutch, but the only colossal thing about the 11-pound […]
Training Service Dogs
June 24, 2020
A local veteran organization has been awarded part of a $10 million federal grant that will provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. Scotty Deatherage, founder and executive director of Oklahoma-based Honoring America’s Warriors (HAW), says the organization will benefit greatly from this grant. “The purpose of the grant is to provide […]
Fire Dogs
June 24, 2020
The remains of 28-year-old Phoenix Netts were found in the Forest of Dean by officers on May 12. West Midlands Police are today continuing their search of Handsworth Cemetery in Birmingham. Forensic specialists have been combing woodland at the cemetery and fire investigation dogs are at the scene helping with the search. A tent has […]
Preventing Dog Bites
June 24, 2020
The number of U.S. Postal Service employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 – more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017. The Postal Service has new technology tools to help reduce dog attacks. The theme for the 2020 U.S. Postal Service National Dog Bite Awareness […]
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