Last February 24, The American Humane’s annual Palm Beach luncheon honored seven canines (Alice, Sgt.Yeager, Dax, Jeanie, Lady, Piglet, and Gus.) with the Hero Dog Awards. Each has its own heroic story to tell:

Alice helped a shooting victim by alerting him to oncoming seizures and assisting him with his balance issues.

Sgt. Yeager was an army dog that led more than 100 patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan with Marines and located dozens of explosive devices.

Dax apprehended more than 70 suspects, found dozens of missing children and adults, and participated in 100 narcotic searches yielding a lot of invaluable evidence.

More than 300 people attended the luncheon in which the proceeds go to the American Humane.

News source: palmbeachdailynews.com

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Last Friday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the closure of North Central and West Valley animal shelters after a massive transfer into foster homes of sheltered animals.

When shelter officials got busy creating shelter space as the pandemic worsened in March, 2,232 animals were divided and moved into foster homes. Some were reunited with their owners and some of the animals will be moved to one of the other four shelter facilities (East Valley, Harbor, Chesterfield Square, or West Los Angeles) for pandemic protection.

“In order to continue providing excellent care for our City’s animals during the COVID-19 crisis and safety precautions for our employees, beginning on Monday, April 13th, the LA Animal Services department (LAAS) will close its West Valley and North Central Animal Services Centers,” Garcetti said.

For those who are interested in adopting, visit LA Animal Service’s website or call 888-452-7381.

News source: nbclosangeles.com

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Devanshi Shah, Founder and CEO of Pet Connect, in Hyderabad shares:

• Pets give us a sense of purpose. People who are office goers lack a mission in daily life. Owning a pet gives us all a real sense of responsibility with emotional gratification.
• Pets keep us emotionally strong. Being with a pet at home is a better situation than being alone.
• Owning a pet can be mentally stimulating. The use of TV, mobile phones, and the internet make us less perceptive and mentally proactive. Meanwhile, owning a dog that is an intelligent being can mentally challenge you to create or improvise activities that are good for both of your brains.

News source: newindianexpress.com

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Therapy Animal Coalition, Jacksonville’s nonprofit, puts together a virtual project in which pet owners and animal therapy teams share videos to help people in isolation curb their loneliness.

The project has been created and is running for a few days now but videos are still being submitted. As long as there are people who need a virtual furry connection, the program will continue.

Therapy Animal Coalition Board Kristi Leonard says, “The benefit of doing this is we have so many people who want to be a therapy team with their animals, but sometimes animals are unable to make the certification cut due to many different reasons.” Videos to be submitted can be 30 to 60 seconds long which features animals with uplifting actions.

News source: jacksonville.com

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Navi Mumbai, India – A dog in need of veterinary help has died as a result of local police refusing to provide an essential service pass to its owner thrice. Even veterinarians and clinic staff are prohibited from going to work.

Not only that, but both pet owners and clinic staff face opposition from local residents before they can reach clinics. “My society has said that if I go out, I must not come back in. I have two cats at home. How can I not come back?” said Dharvesh Yadav, a para vet working in a clinic at Andheri who hasn’t reported for the past 4 days.

News source: freepressjournal.in

The Blue Cross Charity of Tiverton and Torquay, England has launched the campaign of awarding the Blue Cross Medal to prove that not all who wear capes are heroes – some are with fur and four legs.

Sally de la Bedoyere, Blue Cross Chief Executive, said, “The Blue Cross Medal champions all heroic pets – from amazing assistance or therapy pets and animals in the services, to every-day household pets who make exceptional companions. If you own or know of a pet that has done something out of the ordinary to change someone’s life, we want to hear from you.”

This year will be the 80th anniversary of the medal’s milestone and the nationwide search lasts until April 30 this year.

News source: devonlive.com

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Pocatello Animal Services Director Josh Heinz reassures the public that there are still four employees looking after the animals in the pound. The animals supposed to be endangered without care are receiving the same treatment as before.

The shelter had been closed to the public to help stop the spread of COVID-1 and pet adoptions are being forbidden in the meantime. Aside from the animals receiving care as they did before, the pound and its staff members still respond to calls of picking up stray animals made by the public.

An exception to this is that the pound will not take in trapped stray animals and strongly advises local residents to cease trapping amidst the pandemic.

News source: idahostatejournal.com

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Port Lavaca, Texas – Local community members volunteered their time along with their pets to help cheer the local neighborhood isolated in their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

When news arrived that seniors who were residents are isolated in their rooms at local living facilities due to the outbreak, community members and neighbors decided to get together to provide smiles and make other isolated community members happy.

“I started brainstorming things that could be done to help, such as putting bird feeders and yard art outside their windows,” said Veronica Koliba. “Then the thought of a pet parade just popped in my head that other than family, who or what would bring joy and smiles to anyone’s face?  Duh, animals.”

News source: portlavacawave.com

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In Belgium, a cat had diarrhea, experienced vomiting, and difficulty breathing after being infected with COVID-19 from its owner who traveled from Northern Italy.

On that same day, Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department released a report of a 17-year-old Pomeranian that was initially tested “weak positive” for SARS-CoV-2 yielded results confirming COVID-19 infection.

This raises the question of “Should pets be tested for COVID-19?” to avoid the spread of infection to humans and other animals.

Timothy Baszler, Executive Director of the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) says that “Even though we have no evidence that pets can transmit the virus, we desperately need [more] evidence one way or the other.”

News source: sciencemag.org

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In Franksville, Wisconsin, Stepping Stone Farms hopes to help first responders and frontline healthcare workers by easing their stresses from the battle of flattening the COVID-19 curve.

As part of the inclusion for the social distancing measure, frontliners and first responders who think about visiting the farm are required to contact the first for scheduling a 30-60 minute period of decompression and therapy.

Part of the “get away from it all” experience is to wander the paths at the farm, feed the chickens, pet the therapy horses and other farm animals. The farm’s executive director Lia Sader states that studies show that “Fresh outside air and human-animal interaction significantly reduces physiological anxiety levels.”

News source: fox6now.com

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