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Assistance/Therapy Animals Resources

ASSISTANCE/THERAPY ANIMALS RESOURCES These are Assistance/Therapy Animals Resources Please also see: Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence || Animal Abuse: Diagnostic Indicators Animal Companionship || Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Animals for Comfort, Therapy, and Court Escorts || Animal Welfare ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH(click here…
Prison Puppies (The New York Times)

Prison Puppies By Joseph Berger Originally published by The New York Times, June 1, 2008 JAYMIE POWERS, a 43–year–old mother of three grown children who is in prison for second–degree murder, is seated in a wheelchair pretending to be…
Blind Man Guides Way for Layla’s Law (The Seattle Times)

PRINTABLE PAGE Blind Man Guides Way for Layla’s Law By Diane Brooks, Seattle Times staff reporterOriginally published in The Seattle Times, May 10, 2001 Hy Cohen never knew when he could leave his own house. The 24-year-old blind man and…
Trained by Inmates, New Best Friends for Disabled Veterans (The New York Times)

PRINTABLE PAGE Trained by Inmates, New Best Friends for Disabled Veterans By Stephanie StromThe New York Times, October 31, 2006 CONCORD, Mass., Oct. 27 — Rainbow looks like any other Labrador retriever, but she is not a pet. Trained by…