Megan Flath is a University of Saskatchewan graduate student and grew up with animals. She realized that animals can have a huge impact on human mental health. As she said, “My sister is in her last year of veterinary medicine, so we’re a very animal-oriented family. So I got the opportunity to incorporate that into my work of researching the health of older adults.”

Along with her personal experience with animals, Megan also watched her grandparents age giving her useful insights into her research. Flath is still in the preliminary stages of her research. She is currently gathering data from places around the country regarding the benefits animals can give in terms of therapy for the elderly, especially dogs.

Source: CTV NEWS

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Every year, members of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) do their Halligan’s Drive to Make a Difference. The activity involves collecting supplies for donations of the Lewis-Upshur Animal Control Facility that is located in Buckhannon, Virginia.

When the supply is collected, they are then delivered on Christmas Eve to the animal control facility. A huge influence of the drive is Halligan himself, the WVFD’s 5-year-old Dalmatian. Ever since the creation of the drive in 2015, it has gotten bigger.

WVFD Assistant Chief Keith Talbert said, “Halligan is such a well-known entity, so we figured we’d use him to be the mascot for the Drive to Make a Difference.”

Source: The Exponent Telegram

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Spay Neuter All Pets (SNAP) Inc. is a time-honored animal welfare group based in Louisa county. Currently, they are facing a problem as the number of volunteers keeps on dropping. “Some people have retired; they’re 20 years older now and they’re tired. Others have moved away,” said Mary Robinson, SNAP Inc.’s president.

The nonprofit has only one goal in mind: To reduce the number of unwanted stray animals and the need for new volunteers is even direr due to the pandemic currently going on. SNAP Inc. had to stop operating a van to transport animals to multiple vet offices because some vets reduced their own services.

If you’re interested in volunteering, you can reach SNAP Inc. at mail@snapva.org.

Source: The Central Virginian

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The CZU Lightning Complex fires are the worst natural disasters Santa Cruz County has faced for the last three decades. The problem is even bigger because animal owners were unprepared for it. The country is out of fire now but the scorched earth puts the Santa Cruz mountains in danger of having the next natural disaster.

Erika Anderson, the program and development manager at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, said, “We’re also telling people to plan ahead with these potential debris flow evacuations”.

If you live in Santa Cruz County, you should have a crate, feeding trays, and a trailer for your pets, larger animals, and livestock. Prepare emergency food, water, medication, and a medkit for you and your animals.

Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel

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It’s been a mixture of emotions for the past four years ever since Laura Barker found the Hero Pups back in 2016. Most of the time the previous years were filled with happiness. Sometimes they were chaotic.

The volunteer-run non-profit headed by Barker trains service dogs and pairs them with veterans and first responders to help them recover from physical and emotional damage incurred from service.

Establishing Hero Pups came from her experience when her son was shot three times in the chest while serving in Afghanistan back in 2010. “When I saw how much this service dog helped alleviate some of his symptoms, not just the physical but the hidden wounds as well, I said, ‘how could I not do this?’”, Barker said.

Source: Seacoastonline

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It’s not easy living with special needs. For Lachlan Carnahan, a non-verbal kid with autism, his life changed when Lady came into his life. Lady is a special assistance dog. She’s specifically trained to show affection, understand, and protect the 12-year-old boy.

“Before we had Lady, Lachlan just would never want to interact with others, he wouldn’t want to go out and we did start spending a lot of time at home,” says Sam Carnahan, Lachlan’s father. Because of Lady’s presence, Lachlan has grown the confidence to go out and enjoy life beyond the walls of his home.

He and Lady have been featured on the front cover of “Friends inDEED”, a new book that tells stories of 41 assistance dogs and how they changed their owner’s life.

Source: Newshub.

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The Transportation Department has imposed a new rule: Airlines are no longer required to carry emotional support animals in the cabin. Other passengers have one less reason for stress while flying. While that may be a good thing, it’s also unfair for those who really need an emotional support animal wherever they go.

And there’s only one reason for this: Selfish animal owners who have exploited the treatment the government has given for ESAs. Back then, ESAs flew for free just as Service Animals did and were allowed to stay with their owners in the passenger cabin. But a lot of people made illegitimate claims for their household pets. This resulted in pigs defecating in aisles and other passengers being bitten by an untrained dog.

Source: Times Record News

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Substance addiction withdrawal is no easy ordeal to deal with. A lot of recovering people feel chills, shake, or show aggression. Animals provide emotional and psychological benefits to the patients by making them feel calmer and secure.

Therapy animals can also give confidence to the patient who feels ashamed to share their experience. It’s not easy for someone to talk about the bad decisions they made in life once they come down from a drug-induced nightmare.

With a therapy animal by their side, they’re more inclined to open up to one-on-one or group therapy sessions due to the security and confidence they receive from their furry companion.

Source: FOX 43 WTNZ Knoxville, Tn.

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The Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare’s Animal Therapy Program has brought joy to those inside schools, rehab centers, hospitals, and nursing homes for 15 years. But because of the pandemic, providing comfort and happiness in-person to those in need during these troubling times has been a challenge.

However, instead of canceling all visitation activities and shutting down operations, the therapy program has adapted a contactless visit through virtual space and window-visits. The Program Director, Stephanie Perkins said, “I think seeing the animals on the screen and being able to talk to them and keep up with them on screen has helped everyone.” Until today, the program is still able to do visits daily.

Source: abc27 WTXL TALLAHASSEE

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Last May 15 this year, Moose was given the Honorary Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine for his 6-year therapy dog service at Virginia Tech’s Cook Counseling Center. Born on February 13, 2012, Moose was raised to be a guide dog by New York’s Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

But fate had a different plan for him. He became one of the four therapy animal ambassadors for mental health at the counseling center becoming an icon on campus. Moose often appeared at a lot of school events like homecomings, orientations, graduations, and the university’s Gobblerfest.

Sadly, our hero has succumbed to his prostate cancer which was diagnosed last February. “Moose was peaceful and comfortable at home in the arms of his loving family and his doggie brother, Derek.” as stated in a shared photo from his official Instagram page.

Source: People

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