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KPETS: Healing People Through Animal Interactions

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Training and Treatment Innovations Provides Help for People and their Pets
When survivors of domestic violence, people experiencing homelessness, and those with mental and emotional challenges need help, Training and Treatment Innovations is there for them—and their pets
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Abandoned Shelter Pet Becomes Hospital Hero
Studies have shown that visits from therapy dogs lower stress levels in children who are in the hospital. Their happy faces show even more. 
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Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office Animal Safe Haven Unit
Walking into the former First Avenue Jail in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, isn’t the experience one may have encountered 30 years ago. For starters, its residents have been replaced by dwellers of the four-legged, furry and even feathery kind.
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Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, up to 48 percent of domestic violence victims do not leave their abuser because they are concerned about what will happen to their beloved pets.
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Partner Spotlight: Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati
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Connecting Veterans With War-Torn Pups
It’s a unique situation: soldiers, deployed all over the globe, come across stray dogs. They form bonds with these animals, care for them, and connect with them. The dogs provide a major boost of morale.
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KPETS: Healing People Through Animal Interactions
At PetSmart Charities, we know the healing effect animals can have on people.
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Dynamic Duo: Transforming Lives With Assistance Dogs
The case was tragic: The witness to a murder was the victim’s own little boy. Understandably, the child was in shock, barely able to tell the story that would bring justice for his mother.
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Patriot Paws: Bringing Service Dogs to Veterans - And So Much More
An elderly veteran, at home alone, suddenly experienced a stroke. He fell to the floor, unable to speak and barely able to move. His cell phone was not nearby. He knew that if help didn’t come soon, he’d die.
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Creating families through our…

Helping 400,000+ pets find homes through in-store adoptions at PetSmart
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How One Rescue Pup Made a…

Read how Lenox became the official first child of the Francis family.
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Changing Lives Through Access…

The first recipient of our Steve Marton Veterinary Scholarship
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Keeping Families Together

Taking better care of pets builds healthier communities.
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Maze’s Journey Home

An adorable kitten with special needs finds the loving home she deserves.
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