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The Society for Companion Animal Studies has announced a funding program that will, for each year for three years, provide up to five grants worth up to £10,000. ow.ly/xsSz30qj4GZ
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Two members of Congress, Rep. Roger Marshall and Rep. Angie Craig, have launched a caucus to design and advocate for legislation that supports pet ownership. ow.ly/pxrb30qj4l8

Congressional Pet Caucus formed to improve pet nutrition, well-being

Rep. Roger Marshall of Kansas’s first district and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) have launched an official Pet Caucus to advocate for commonsense, science-based and transparent legislation in the pet...

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WRWA introduced therapy dog Benson this week ow.ly/nozs30qj2fD
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"What Animals Teach You" event tonight in San Diego ow.ly/m7Px30qj27W

What Animals Teach You

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Thanks to the Coronavirus epidemic, China has banned the selling of wild animals in markets until the epidemic's end. Conservationists are pushing the government to make it a permanent ban. ow.ly/Pc1X30qgDG8
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Humber Llamas to open full-time in March in North Lincolnshire to assist those with learning difficulties ow.ly/A5GV30qgCY4
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The Alliance of Therapy Dogs in Summit County has a new tester and observer in Jesslyn Swirka ow.ly/kYk630qgCVy

Animal Control supervisor becomes tester for Alliance of Therapy Dogs

Summit County may soon have some more furry friends to help spread joy and knowledge around the county, thanks to the growing presence of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs in the area. Last month,...

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Researchers have found that dogs that are smaller, younger, non-neutered, or live in US counties with high opioid prescription rates are at a higher risk of accidental opioid poisoning ow.ly/STl130qeX7L

Identifying factors associated with reports of accidental opioid poisoning in dogs

Dogs that are smaller, younger, non-neutered, or live in US counties with high opioid prescription rates are at higher risk of being the subjects of phone calls about accidental opioid poisoning to a...

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Captive-bred game birds could benefit from a tougher early life, which could help them develop survival skills to prepare them for adult life. ow.ly/j4Zo30qeX28

Tougher start could help captive-bred game birds

Tougher early lives could help captive-bred game birds develop survival skills for adulthood in the wild, new research suggests.

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Robotic cats comfort residents with anxiety and dementia by easing loneliness at Hucknall's Buddleia House ow.ly/rQw330qeWMY

Robotic pet therapy proves popular for care home in Nottinghamshire

Buddleia House in Hucknall is using robotic cats to help care for its residents with anxiety and dementia

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Jackie Robertson and her horse, Ruith, won the Unbreakable Bond category World Horse Welfare’s annual Rehomed Horse of the Year 2019 competition. ow.ly/HHzk30qeWnm
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Iowa Veterans Home welcomes 16-week-old German Shepherd Ike as therapy dog. ow.ly/fbWm30qdmPR

Ike the pet therapy dog joins Iowa Veterans Home

Ike, a 16-week pure-bred German Shepherd, is the newest and youngest member of the Iowa Veterans Home team. On Tuesday, the friendly pup with giant paws received a hearty welcome from Commandant...

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APPA receives the Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation Hope Award for its work promoting the human-animal bond. ow.ly/Awpz30qdmzv
Students at Minnetonka High School relieved stress of finals with visits from Best Bunnies therapy rabbits. ow.ly/843630qdmnd
A cocker spaniel joins a Northumberland classroom to aid students and improving their well-being ow.ly/HMyY30q9Jft
WATCH: New Caucasian Shepherd Wookie provides benefits to patients and staff at CarolinaEast ow.ly/gFhK30q9IOs

Therapy dog Wookie helping patients & staff at CarolinaEast

There's a pet therapy dog at one hospital in the east that is having a big impact on patients and staff, which is hard not to, considering he weighs 175 pounds. But his size is only part of what...

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"Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office provides pet therapy to child abuse victims" ow.ly/Zrr330q9IxO
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Foster cats roam free at a Nova Scotian bookstore ow.ly/VFys30q9Irq
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Georgia Tech offers pet therapy throughout the semester; dates of sessions available now ow.ly/ffXW30q9Igy
Therapy dogs from Therapy Dogs Nationwide are now stationed at the Southampton International Airport once a week ow.ly/RVoG30q9I12
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