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Cut-Out Of Local Dog Creating Smiles

June 25, 2020

A recognizable figure in the community is causing joy and de-stressing people at IU Health Arnett. It’s Teddy! Well a cardboard cut out of Teddy. Bob Feuer is the 14-year-old Samoyed’s handler. He said he came up with the idea after seeing a hospital on the west coast do it. Since therapy dog’s aren’t allowed […]

Medical Services For Animals

June 24, 2020

Despite the challenges and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, local animal welfare nonprofit IndyHumane has been able to increase their medical service offerings to help local homeless animals and pets in the Indianapolis community, thanks to grants totaling more than $150,000. IndyHumane received a $100,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust for general operating […]

Veterans Organization

June 24, 2020

A local veterans organization has been awarded a portion of a $10 million federal grant to help Oklahoma veterans. Officials say Honoring America’s Warriors has been awarded funds to provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. “The purpose of the grant is to provide veterans who need mobility and or psychiatric service […]

The Set Of Good Boy

June 24, 2020

Hulu’s continued partnership with Blumhouse Television for the Into the Dark series has brought us a diverse array of horror entries on any topic under the sun, from the perils of stranded elevator romances (Down) to high concept sci-fi on cloning for serial killers (All That We Destroy) to the creepy potential of purity retreats […]

Therapy Dog

June 24, 2020

Children at Beechview Academy primary school in multicultural High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, are exactly the kind Boris Johnson’s £1bn “summer catch-up” plan is aimed at. The Prime Minister’s scheme is designed to help under-privileged children whose education has suffered most during the lockdown, amid widespread concerns that the attainment gap between children from poorer and better-off families […]

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, […]