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Therapy Dogs Part Of Nurses Day
May 11, 2020
Workers heading to and from the evening shift change at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital received a unique honor on Wednesday, May 6. Dozens of the hospital’s therapy dogs and their handlers were lined up along Surgeon’s Drive in salute. It was a very special Nurses Day observance. Not only nurses, but all hospital employees arriving to […]
SDSU’s New Therapy Pup
May 11, 2020
The university’s Counseling and Psychological Services recently welcomed a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/poodle mix puppy — thanks to a donor’s pledge — who will join Baxter as the university’s second therapy dog. A forthcoming contest will help name the canine companion. “Baxter has been so phenomenal for the students,” said Jennifer, director of Counseling and Psychological […]
Dog Trainer Offers Classes
May 11, 2020
When the novel coronavirus pandemic forced longtime dog trainer Pat Rapaport to temporarily shut down her facility, she was concerned about her four- and two-legged clients. It prompted her to offer online training classes as an option, and Ms. Rapaport said Monday it’s proven so successful she plans to continue offering them when she reopens […]
Adoptions During Coronavirus
May 11, 2020
The phones started ringing, and emails came pouring in, at shelters for abandoned dogs and cats around the region in mid-March. The inquires have been coming ever since, as families and single people stuck at home decide the time is right to welcome a furry friend into their lives. It’s one of the more unexpected […]
Help Prevent Attacks
May 11, 2020
The Postal Service continues to fulfill its mission to provide essential services that process and deliver information, communications, and goods vital to residents. To ensure the safety of our delivery personnel, the Postal Service is asking dog owners to keep their animals secured when deliveries are being made. The Postal Service offers the following safety […]
Pets In A Pandemic
May 11, 2020
Dogs and cats — as well as livestock — appear to have little to fear from the coronavirus pandemic. While the outbreak is believed to have started when mutated viruses spread from infected animals — likely bats — bats to humans in a Chinese wet market last year, there is almost no evidence to suggest […]
Shelter To Soldier
May 11, 2020
The current stay-at-home order is greatly adding to the anxiety of many veterans’ suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. “The financial toll, the job losses, [and] the stress,” said Graham Bloem from the nonprofit Shelter to Soldier. “There’s been a lot of information shared by multiple foundations and programs doing research on veterans and how this is […]
Living With Your Emotional Support Animal
May 11, 2020
In British Columbia, the Strata Property Act governs the relations between stratas and their owners/tenants. This law says very little about what a strata may or may not do in relation to pets. All it says is that if you live with a pet in a condominium at the time a pet prohibition/restriction is passed, […]
Pets Provide Companionship. Consider Adopting a Pet Who Needs You
May 8, 2020
Recent news reports featured rows of empty kennels at animal shelters, telling of more happy endings for homeless animals. Adoptions have definitely increased while homebound Americans seek pets to help them deal with isolation and stress. Pictured here is rescue dog Charcoal (now named Coal) who was recently adopted from Loving All Animals by CeCe Campbell and Janet Hardie. While […]
Former Dog Handler for D.A.’s Office Settles OT Wages Lawsuit For $113K
May 8, 2020
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former comfort-dog handler for the Staten Island district attorney’s office who maintained he wasn’t paid for the time he spent caring for the pooch off-hours has settled his lawsuit with the city and the D.A.’s office for more than $113,000, court records show. Kevin Ivany, who worked as a detective […]
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