Photo credit: Stars Stripes & Paws (Facebook page)
Meet Stars, Stripes & Paws – a nonprofit organization that matches dogs from local shelters with veterans who need great companion animals. Creators LeAnne Hardy and Lori Eannes-Brooks started the organization after learning that about 22 veterans commit suicide every year.
Their work aims to improve the lives of local veterans (in Danville and Pittsylvania County). Star, Stripes & Paws breeds and trains service animals to accompany disabled individuals. These service animals are also granted public access per the American Disabilities Act. The organization also rescues some animals to help them be part of a loving home.
One of the stories that stuck with LeAnne Hardy was about a woman who had a husband suffering from PTSD. She said that her husband had difficulty leaving home by himself even if he was just to buy some pack of cigarettes from the nearby store. The woman expressed that it would greatly help the situation if her husband had a service animal that could be with him all the time.
Dinah is the first service animal that the organization was able to place in a foster home. Dinah is a 1-year-old black and white terrier mix. They got her from a shelter because a staff member from the shelter said that the dog would make an awesome companion. Dinah is friendly and well-mannered.
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