The Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members for Veterans Therapy Act (PAWS Act) is a new law that will help more veterans afford a service dog or the cost of training them. The law also widens the eligibility of the veterans who want to avail a four-legged companion.

This means that not only those with injuries or physical disabilities will receive support from the Veterans Affairs (VA), but also those suffering from PTSD and other mental and emotional damages.

“The effects of going through a traumatic experience and that residual is with you in your mind and in your body for a very long time if no forever,” said Lani Rethaber, executive director of Patriot K9s, a service dog organization that helps veterans train their dogs to become service animals.

Starting next year, the bill will be in effect along with its five-year pilot program.

Source: WAOW.com

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The Jewish Family Services delivered animated robotic therapy dogs to residents at Heritage Manor in Youngstown, Ohio. Their motto is just because seniors would find it hard to take care of pets, doesn’t mean they should miss out on the happiness of having one.

Lynne Azar, senior outreach coordinator for Jewish Family Services said, “What this does is it gives them something to love and to attach to, but also to communicate with in a physical sense with touch, with laughter and joy and so many other areas of communication that may not be verbal, but are non-verbal.”

Although the therapy dogs are robotic, they can still respond to touch and sounds providing emotional support to the seniors as real animals can give.

Source: McKnight’s LONG-TERM CARE NEWS

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Bringing your pets with you overseas is already a costly effort to some people. For soldiers, It’s even harder to afford due to several factors and the pandemic going on. Fortunately for our troops, they have Army Emergency Relief (AER).

This nonprofit isn’t just closely related to the Army but also offers interest-free loans or grants up to $5,500 so that servicemen can keep their pets with them during overseas assignments. For the Navy and other maritime military branches, they have the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

Glen Wellman III, a senior emergency assistance administrator, said, “The intent of the $5,500 is that we found that that’s what it will cost to ship two pets overseas.”

Source: FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK

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Paul “Pen” Farthing is an ex-Royal Marine and founder of Nowzad, a charity/animal sanctuary in Kabul. With the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan’s capital, he is making a plea to UK ministers to “do the right thing”. This means flying 71 people from the Middle Eastern country to the United Kingdom. In this 71 personnel are trained and fully qualified female veterinarians.

“What do you say to someone who is probably going to be told they will have to marry a Taliban fighter and end up living at home, never being allowed to leave and just raising children with someone they absolutely detest?,” said Farthing to BBC News from Kabul. The Foreign Office said, “We are in contact with Mr. Farthing to offer assistance.”

Source: BBC NEWS

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AKC Reunite is the largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States. It was first established in 1995 and members are proud to announce the 50th deployment of their AKC Pet Disaster Relief Trailer.

Tom Sharp, CEO of AKC Reunite, said, “The recent storms, flooding and wildfires across the country have been devastating for community members and their pets.” The relief effort has provided shelter to the displaced animals throughout the country and AKC is proud of it.

As part of the AKC Reunite’s pet identification and recovery services, they offer microchip injections and have enrolled over 8 million animals. For more information, visit the AKC Reunite website or follow them on Facebook.

Source: CISION

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Ivy is an 8-year old Chesapeake Bay Retriever who works with Music City Pet Partners in Nashville as a therapy dog. Her job is providing canine comfort to patients and staff in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other institutions in Middle Tennessee.

As part of the International Assistance Pet Week, which is observed during the first week of August, Ivy visited the residents and staff of the Morning Pointe at Tullahoma. She was also accompanied by the volunteers of Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care.

“She [Ivy] will visit each person in the group and knows who needs the most love by snuggling with that specific person longer than the rest. She does tricks and makes them smile,” said Kelly Brunelle, Ivy’s owner.

Kelly and Ivy will visit more care facilities and residents of these Middle Tennessee institutions can expect to see Ivy in the near future.

Source: THE NEWS

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Grateful Rescue and Sanctuary held its first annual Grateful Fest at the Delaware County Fairgrounds last August 14, 2021. More than a hundred businesses joined the festivities and showed support for the shelter’s efforts in helping stray animals get adopted.

During the fest, there were also booths that sold pet products, bouncy houses for kids, and a contest for adults. The event was a great success. Muncie citizens from all walks of life were able to take part in the festivities and enjoy the experience.

Pamela Terhune, founder of Grateful Rescue and Sanctuary, said, “We are thrilled to bring the community together to support a wonderful cause — the animals. We are so grateful for the volunteers, the sponsors, the donors and those who have come forward to offer help where needed.”

Source: the daily

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Charles D. Warren Jr., a founder of Warren Retrievers firm, a Virginia-based service-dog company, could pay an amount over $3 Million in restitution and other penalties for deceiving customers by providing them badly-trained dogs.

The office of Attorney General Mark Herring said in a news release that Warren’s animals allegedly could assist patients with autism, diabetes, and other problems. However, the customers said they were delivered with puppies that lacked training and have behavior issues.

According to the lawsuit, Warren also charged $18,000 to $27,000 per animal. In the amended version, Warren lied to the customers and others about the firm’s affiliation with law enforcement agencies. The founder now lives in Florida and could face extradition as stated in Article 4 of the Constitution.

Source: Miami Herald

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Lou Lewis from Nashville is an Army veteran with a very well-known 9-year-old, 80-pound Greyhound. Petey, the dog’s name, works together with Lou in providing therapy to other veterans through animal visitation.

The non-profit organization called Pet Partners trained both Lou and Petey into becoming a therapy animal team. They have partnered with the Veterans Affairs back in 2019. As a result, a visitation program was created which Lou and Petey works on.

In one of the visitations, the team encountered a patient with difficulty speaking. When Petey met the patient, they were able to say the word “dog.” This is one of the signs animal-assisted therapy can improve the lives of those suffering from mental and emotional problems.

Source: VAntage Point

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Twillow Rose, an award-winning Shiloh shepherd therapy dog, has touched the lives of people from Calgary. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with cancer back in 2019 and was forced to retire because the treatments failed.

In honor of her service, residents of the city gathered at Pearce Estates Park for a concert. A local musician named Christopher Barran wrote the song titled “Roses Love the Rain” and performed it during the gathering.

The pooch was trained and is owned by Straja Linder King, a former instructor from the University of Lethbridge. Now, she specializes in psychotherapy and animal-assisted clinical art therapy at Strawberry Moon Counselling. She said, “I’m so blessed that she’s still on earth.”

Source: CTV NEWS Calgary

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