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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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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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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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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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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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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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 Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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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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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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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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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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There is no vaccine yet and the virus still continues to put the entire planet in a recession. The news we receive from the T.V. and the Internet aren’t reassuring as well. For some of us, this can be quite alarming, depressing, or anxiety-inducing.

If you’re a part of the population who have been negatively affected by the current state of the world. Now may be the best time for you to get an emotional support animal. A new survey from CertaPet, a Texas-based company found that people who have gotten emotional support animals are better off mentally.

As Prairie Conlon, clinical care director of CertaPet, states “This study demonstrates that what those in animal assisted therapy spaces have long known: That a pet can drastically increase your quality of life.”

Source: WISH-TV.COM8

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The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Last December 2, the Department of Transportation announced that it is currently revising the Air Carrier Access Act on the transportation of service animals via airplanes. The purpose is to ensure a safe and accessible air transportation system.

However, this does not mean that other trained service animals will leave their impaired owners. Service animals like guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf, and mobility assistance dogs for those with mobility problems will remain permitted to stay in the passenger’s cabin alongside those they serve.

Emotional Support Animals will be considered as pets and their owners with a mental illness with a legitimate clinical diagnosis will have to pay travel fees.

Source: Forbes

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Dogs of different breeds like Pit Bulls and Dobermanns are considered Emotional Support Animals (ESA) because ESAs do not fall under the category of pets under the Fair Housing Act or Americans with Disabilities Act. 

However, if a person declares a dog to be their ESA, no matter what breed it is, that person must provide sufficient documents that they are in need of the dog and that dog is recognized as a therapy animal for the person.

These documents are provided by the mental healthcare professional who treats the person in need of the ESA. If the healthcare practitioner comes from out-of-state and the authority seeking documents is from a different jurisdiction, the healthcare professional must indicate that they have provided services to the person with an ESA at least once before giving an opinion.

Source: Naples Daily News

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Derval O’Rourke wanted a dog so much so she told her husband about it. Then her husband answered her that if she made it to the top eight of the race she was going to run in and broke the Irish record at the World Outdoor Championships, they would get a dog.

She ran well and finished fourth at the race. They then got a dog who was two months old at the time and named her Berlino – the name of the competition mascot. O’Rourke said, “Berlino has brought so much joy into our lives. If I’d had a bad race, I’d lie on the floor and she’d end up lying on top of me. If there’s anything wrong with me she’s very intuitive about it. She’s an amazing companion. We know she won’t live forever, but the amount of joy she has brought us, we know that when the time comes, it will basically be a celebration of her doggie life.”

Source: THE IRISH TIMES

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Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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