Idaho K9 Academy of Snake River Animal Shelter will soon be opening a new training facility after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Cross Foundation.

Able to lease land from the airport on Olympia Street, they still need to raise another $80,000. Despite the lack of funds to start building, Executive Director Kristin Sanger is hopeful that they will be able to begin construction this spring and open by August.

The dog academy has been operating over a year now since its opening in January 2019 and has brought in $93,000 last year. The idea for the academy started when Sanger realized 17% of the shelter animals being adopted were being returned due to behavior issues.

News source: washingtontimes.com

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As Riley Cull and Sandy de Kock are being recognized by Volunteer Whanganui as volunteers of the month they have been paired with two female assistant dogs Lyra and Nadia, a German Shepherd and Borzois.

Borzois are a breed of Russian hunting dogs. “They have been used successfully overseas as assistance dogs, as mobility dogs because they’re big enough for you to lean on. We are the first people in New Zealand doing this with Borzois,” says Sandy.

Sandy is Nadia’s partner. Both Riley and Sandy are also medical professional volunteers from the Kotuku Foundation Assistance Animals Aotearoa (KFAAA) and are training the two dogs to be efficient assistant animals so that they can serve people who need assistance at the Volunteer Wanganui.

News source: nzherald.co.nz

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The 32-year old brother to the Duchess of Cambridge, after fighting a deep depression himself, with the help of his five dogs, becomes the ambassador of Pets as Therapy.

The charitable organization promotes medical therapies with animals and will soon present a TV documentary titled “The Super Dogs” with James as its host. He will explain how four-legged animals can influence a person’s mood fighting and to recover from depression.

“They give me the courage to speak freely and without fear of judgment especially when I speak of my experience with depression. Each 40 seconds someone takes their own life because of depression. That’s why I talk about it openly, “ said James.

News source: njmmanews.com

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Volunteer Barb Landers walks Eagle, an orphan dog, at The Animal Foundation, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)

The Animal Foundation is one of the few shelters in the country that wants to meet and exceed the “appropriately strict” animal welfare standards by reducing their euthanized animals into zero.

The goal which was prompted by animal welfare advocates and established in 2015 has seen tremendous progress. From 9,400 cats and dogs to 2,800, it has been less than ⅓ of their annual population that has been euthanized compared to their 2015 numbers.

The foundation, however, aims to save every animal and they are now 2% away from achieving that goal. The use of euthanasia is only a last resort for animals with incurable diseases and very bad conditions.

News and image source: thenevadaindependent.com

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Moving from Dog and Cat Cafes, a new animal Cafe is in town! For Portlanders, Bunnies in Baskets at 201 N. Alberta St. is now open for non-profit.

The cafe is staffed by volunteers. You can visit their studio on Friday nights (Hoppy Hour) for $7.00. If you want to avail of a short time bunny service, there’s a Pet-a-Bunny hour on Saturdays for $5.00 from 2-3 pm. For those who want a full bunny experience, don’t miss the once a month Sunday Bunny Tea for $20.00 per person. You get served tea and sweet snacks at first and when the tables are cleared, then the bunnies come out.

News source: oregonlive.com

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A February 4 Board of Commissioners meeting in a county in Georgia sealed the deal on allowing senior citizens to interact with therapy service dogs in the Catoosa County Senior Center.

Marie Barbee, an employee of the Senior Center and the Trans-Aid Department, was the mastermind for the agreement between the county and a local therapy dog organization (Therapy Dogs International).

She sought the agreement to happen as a way to entice enthusiasm and to make the visiting of seniors to the center more beneficial for their physical health.

News source: northwestgeorgianews.com

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Loneliness and social isolation can cause poor mental health issues and are affecting the American public on an alarming scale. For Mars Petcare and the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), they believe that this problem can be solved by pet ownership.

To prove this claim right, the Consortium on Social Isolation in Companion Animals reported that a majority of pet owners say their pet makes them feel less lonely and helps them connect with other people.

In their opinion regarding pet ownership being an intervention and cure for loneliness and social isolation, a large majority believes that interaction with companion animals can help combat loneliness and agrees that interacting with animals can alleviate social isolation.

News source: dvm360.com

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A fire in Columbia Borough last January killed a mother and her daughter then devastated an entire community. Susquehanna Valley Operations Manager Adam Marden said the incident deeply affected his colleagues. “To have any people die in front of you, it’s very stressful. You’re thinking of your own family at that time. And it wears on the first responders physically and mentally.”

But after everything ends, who is there to help them when they need it the most? Kylie and Daisy – therapy dogs with non-profit KPets. For every first responder coming back to the station after a rough shift, seeing the dogs smiling and wagging their tails is stress relieving and joy bringing.

News source: local21news.com

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Marshalltown, Iowa won’t be left behind in the world. As emotional support animals come with their owners to work, some therapy animals are actually working at some Iowa local businesses.

In Center Associates, you can see Sabrina, a 14-year-old Cocker spaniel, as you get off their elevators. She is just one of the therapy animals that work to provide comfort to the clients in need. Charlie, a Yorkie mix, also works at the Iowa River Hospice. His calm and friendly presence greets the visitors and will rest sooner at their feet especially as an end-of-life counselor.

News source: timesrepublican.com

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The stigma on service animals is now escalating for the worse when one dog who was allegedly wearing a service vest attacked a disabled veteran at a Walmart in Great Falls, Montana.

The victim, Nick Aristonic, was shopping with his son and his own service dog when another service dog attacked him. A week after the incident, volunteer puppy raisers organization Big Sky Chapter Canine Companions for Independence held a seminar on how different service dogs are from other support animals.

Service dogs are said to be calm at all times. So if one were to be aggressive, it wasn’t a legitimate service canine.

News source: abcfoxmontana.com

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