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Helping A Sick Dog
December 22, 2020
A Richmond-based animal charity is appealing to the community to help fund a life-saving pacemaker for a rescue dog. The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) said Rhoda, a seven-year-old Chihuahua-mix, has an extremely low heartbeat and requires a pacemaker to save her life. RAPS’ appeal follows the charity’s offer on Giving Tuesday to provide 100 […]
Library Therapy Dogs
December 22, 2020
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County has hired Jim Young as a community support specialist, a position that will help the library better serve patrons with social service and mental health needs. “We are pleased to have someone so well-qualified on staff to connect people needing social services with community resources that may […]
New Therapy Dog
December 22, 2020
Campbell Police has added a four-legged officer to its team, but not for the reason you might think. K9 Ainsley will be the department’s very first therapy dog. Ainsley is an 8-week old Bernedoodle. She joined the department on December 10 and was partnered with one of the department’s records specialists. She is currently being […]
PTSD Service Dog
December 22, 2020
For nearly a year and a half, a Labrador retriever named Archie helped Debbie Carleton get out of bed every day. Archie was matched with Carleton, a Halifax Regional Police detective who logged more than two decades on the job, by Canadian Intervention and Assistance Dogs, or CIAD. But Carleton, who now lives in New Brunswick, […]
K9s For Warriors
December 22, 2020
A First Coast nonprofit known for serving disabled veterans by providing them with service dogs is branching out to serve three local police stations in need of canine companionship. K9s for Warriors, based out of Ponte Vedra Beach, wanted to give back to others who selflessly serve in uniform. That’s why they’re holding a ceremony […]
Pet Therapy Program
December 22, 2020
Youth Consultation Service in Hackensack, an over-century-old nonprofit that provides behavioral health services to New Jersey families who have children with special needs, was one of 14 recipients who received a portion of a $1.5 million donation from PSE&G and the PSE&G Foundation. The donation was a surprise to assist families who have struggled through […]
Popular Pets
December 22, 2020
Covid-19 lockdowns have brought with them a worldwide upsurge in pet adoptions as people finally found time to care for a furry family member – and enjoy the stress-relieving benefits animals can bring. This has been a global phenomenon: in New York, demand for dogs was “totally unprecedented”, according to non-profit Foster Dogs. In Australia, the […]
Service Dogs For Veterans
December 22, 2020
When his U.S. Army detachment was sent to serve in the War in Afghanistan, Tim Kellermann’s first stop was the massive Bagram Air Base. “You can actually see pictures of it in the first ‘Iron Man’ movie,” he said, his voice containing perhaps a hint of pride in having arrived at such a high-profile destination. […]
Charlotte Animal Shelter
December 22, 2020
Stories about homeless dogs and cats are emotional risks, especially for those of us who cry at SPCA commercials and refuse to finish Marley & Me. It’s been a hard year; no one needs suspense. So I’ll give it away now: This is a happy story made up of nearly 5,000 other happy stories of rescued […]
Dogs Help During Pandemic
December 22, 2020
Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors. Enter Zeus. “Zeus is a friendly little snowball, very happy,” said Nagle, 79, after the peppy […]
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