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Veterans Can Train, Adopt Service Dogs Under New PAWS Law : NPR

By Joe Hernandez Twitter, August 26, 202111:55 AM ET

Morgan, a military service dog, stands on her hind legs for her handler before a news conference for HR 1448, Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act outside the U.S. Capitol on May 13.
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A new program through the Department of Veterans Affairs aims to connect service dogs in training with veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder.

The effort was years in the making and became a reality when President Biden signed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act into law on Wednesday during a ceremony attended by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Source: Veterans Can Train, Adopt Service Dogs Under New PAWS Law : NPR