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LOVE On 4 PAWS: Animal-assisted Therapy Organization Seeks Pets to Help People in Need By Contributor and Artist, Lynn Attig

Therapy Dog Maya recently visited a group mental health session for teenage girls at Torrance-based Del Amo Hospital. As she worked her way around the circle, each of the troubled teens had a chance to pet, scratch or hug her. Maya lingered a moment with one 15-year-old girl, who turned to Maya’s handler, Jim, and said quietly, “This is the happiest time I have had since I’ve been here.” Then she smiled.

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