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Therapy dog Wookie helping patients & staff at CarolinaEast
CarolinaEast patients and staff get a chance to interact with 13 different therapy dogs, including a new Caucasian Shepherd named Wookie.
Jan 15, 2020
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Passaic County Prosecutor's Office provides pet therapy to child abuse victims
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy is providing pet therapy to young victims of physical and sexual abuse, as well as their family members and witnesses, at the Child Advocacy Center in Totowa as part of a partnership with the Passaic County Prosecuter's Office.
Jan 15, 2020
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'Like pet therapy': Foster cats delight customers at NS bookstore
A book store owner in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia fosters cats. The cats are free to roam the book store, giving them a chance at socialization to increase their chances at adoption as well as giving customers a chance at therapeutic interactions with the felines.
Jan 15, 2020
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Therapy Dogs Arrive At UK Airports To Help Nervous Flyers
Southampton International Airport has begun stationing therapy dogs at the airport to help passengers dealing with stress and anxiety during travel. The dogs come from the Therapy Dogs Nationwide organization.
Jan 15, 2020
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Man killed by elephant; irate villagers stage protest
Villagers in Saranapalli staged a protest seeking solutions to the human-animal conflicts in the area after a 30-year-old farmer was killed by an elephant on Monday.
Jan 08, 2020
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Horses at ranch strengthen inmates who are facing release
Inmates from the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction have been benefiting from HorseWorks' Own It and Up Inmate Program, which allows them to work with Spirit, a horse rescued from a wild horse round-up in Montana and abuse at a cattle ranch.
Jan 08, 2020
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Highly Respected Instructor and Teacher Returns to Inspiration Ranch
Dr. Barbara Ward is returning to Inspiration Ranch as Equine-Assisted Therapeutic Riding Instructor and Equine Specialist.
Jan 08, 2020
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Robot therapy dogs and more new tech unveiled at CES
The Tombot was unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. The robotic dog is designed for therapy for dementia patients and, due to cost compared to actual dogs, is more easily scaled up.
Jan 08, 2020
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In northern Uganda, therapy dogs are helping the survivors of war cope with their trauma
The Comfort Dog Project uses AAT to provide comfort to survivors of the conflict in northern Uganda. Despite the war's end a decade ago, survivors continue to cope with PTSD and depression.
Jan 08, 2020
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The magic of therapy llamas
Among the animals that biologists refer to as charismatic megafauna – tigers, giant pandas and the like – llamas, which are not endangered, are among the few that people can safely hug, writes Jennifer A Kingson
Nov 28, 2019
