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BARCELONA — Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care unit where he had been admitted due to a blood clot. Bueno, 34, said being showered with affection by therapy dogs Vida and Lu reminded him of his own dog back home. "It's great to have someone that loves you more than anything else...

The visit was part of a trial launched by the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and the Affinity Foundation, which specializes in pet therapy, to improve the emotional well-being of patients in intensive care units (ICU).

Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care unit where he had been admitted due to a blood clot.Bueno, 34, said being showered with affection by therapy dogs Vida and Lu reminded him of his own dog back home.It’s great to have someone that loves you more than an

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., February 28, 2024--Affinity Federal Credit Union ("Affinity") and Affinity Foundation ("Foundation"), bring in non-profit leader Kelly Watts as the new Executive Director. With an extensive background in the nonprofit sector, Kelly brings comprehensive experience in development, communications, and leadership to her role at the Foundation.

Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain, starts trials to bring therapy dogs into critical care units (ICUs) to help patients' emotional wellbeing. This is the first project of its sort in Spain, a collaboration between the hospital's critical care unit and the non-profit Affinity Foundation, which advocates for the health benefits of pets. The project makes use of retrained therapy dogs that were previously abandoned.

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UTRERA — Some young and lively, others with graying muzzles and limping – hundreds of greyhounds are waiting in a dog shelter in southern Spain which hopes to…

By Nacho Doce UTRERA, Spain (Reuters) - Some young and lively, others with greying muzzles and limping - hundreds of greyhounds are waiting in a dog s...