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The harrowing journey of 70 dogs rescued from the Middle East amid war, including 10 of them that are in Michigan, are ready for adoption.
Michigan Humane is a private, non-profit organization serving the animals and people of metropolitan Detroit. Founded in 1877, it is the state of Michigan's oldest and largest animal welfare organization. In addition, it is one of the largest animal welfare organizations in the country based on the number of animals cared for and the scope of ...
Service animals are working animals that have been trained to perform tasks that assist disabled people. Service animals may also be referred to as assistance animals or helper animals depending on the country and the animal's function. Dogs are the most common service animals, having assisted people since at least 1927.
Assistance dogs can be trained by an organization, or by their handler. 'Assistance dog' is the internationally established term for a dog that provides assistance to a disabled person and is task-trained to help mitigate the handler's disability. In the United States, assistance dogs are also commonly referred to as 'service dogs'.
K9s for Warriors has rescued 1,500 dogs from shelters and trained them as service dogs for veterans with PTSD.
An Australian dog trainer and former surfing champion has taken to the waves with his rescue dogs to use the discipline of surfing.
The Lost Dogs’ Home is an Australian organisation with shelters and pounds in Victoria. It was established in 1910 to provide a temporary home for Melbourne ’s lost and starving dogs. Today The Lost Dogs’ Home cares for more than twenty-one thousand lost, stray, injured and abandoned dogs and cats every year and is Australia's largest ...
Leader Dogs for the Blind is a guide dog training organization located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was founded in 1939 by Lions Club members Charles Nutting, Don Schuur and S.A. Dodge, [1] as the second guide dog organization founded in the United States and has paired over 14,500 dogs with the visually impaired worldwide, making it one of ...