President-elect Joe Biden has spoken volumes inside the US Capitol over more than four decades, but the weight of those words does not approach the magnitude of the message he will deliver on its steps during his inaugural address Wednesday.
Updated on Mar 25, 2021 4:09 PM EDT Published on Jan 19, 2021 4:50 PM EDT
Numbers of cases, occupied hospital beds, ventilators, deaths have been one way to show the unfathomable human toll of COVID-19 in the United States.
Ever since the novel coronavirus took hold in the U.S., health departments and political leaders and news reports have relied on data to herald the deadly risks and mark the latest grim milestone. Since July, the U.S. has led the world in COVID cases and deaths, with more than 400,000 people in the U.S. lost in total. And the numbers show how Black, Native and Latino communities bear the brunt of the disparities deepened by the virus.
It would be nice to see if he did become an ambassador for shelter dogs,” said Heaven.
Historians say pets don’t just provide companionship to the presidents and their families, but also humanize and soften their political image. And the Bidens are doubling down on that perception. They already have another German Shepherd who will be moving into the White House as well - Champ.
But as a shelter dog, Major’s popularity may also play a unique role in shaping people s perceptions of rescue animals.
“They re in a more positive light than they were many years ago. People have realized you can get as much fun and pleasure from a shelter dog as you can from a pure-breed dog,” said Heaven.
President-elect Joe Biden’s rescue dog, Major, received his own swearing-in to the White House on Sunday, which included a fundraiser for the shelter from which he was adopted.