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House passes bill to get therapy dogs for veterans with PTSD

By Cassidy Morrison
Published February 5, 2020 9:29pm ET
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House passes bill to get therapy dogs for veterans with PTSD
Jersey, a support dog specially trained to help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, works with her new owner, Army veteran Jacob Burns, as part of their training Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Collinsville, Ill. | (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The House of Representatives approved a bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch a pilot program to treat veterans with PTSD by pairing them with therapy dogs.

The bill passed Wednesday by voice vote, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, would have the VA award grants to nonprofit organizations that would not only provide veterans with puppies to become therapeutic service dogs but would also cover the cost of training the puppies.

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