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» Animal Assisted Crisis Response
   Dog and handler teams assist in the safe effective emotional rescue, recovery, and on-going support for victims and responders affected by crisis and disaster
   http://www.animalassistedcrisisresponse.org/

» California Fires -- Seeing Heart Dogs Offer Cheer
   Emotional support dogs and their owners are helping in an evacuation center during the forest fires in southern California. Describes the Hope Crisis Response team training program. [Disaster News Network]
   http://www.disasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=2065

» Healing Ways of Doctor Dog
   Some 100 therapy dogs - Labs, mutts, a borzoi, a basset hound - and three cats worked the family center at Pier 94 following the Twin Towers attack. Other dogs helped the Red Cross to comfort firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers at ground zer
   http://www.cannondaleanimalclinic.com/nytimes2.html

» K-9 Disaster Relief
   This non-profit organization works with national, state, and local crisis and disaster relief agencies as well as the academic community. It sponsors and hosts conferences, seminars and presentations on Canine Crisis Intervention. Articles on several aspe
   http://www.k-9disasterrelief.org/

» Man's Best Friend Helps WTC Workers
   Workers at Ground Zero receive therapy and a grief outlet in the shape of a golden retriever called Nikie - the site's only certified therapy dog. Other dogs helped at the city's family assistance centres. [BBC News]
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1804837.stm

» Red Cross Sends Crisis Dogs to Virginia Tech
   Trained therapy dogs bring emotional support following the killings at Virginia Technical University. (WCAV News)
   http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/7153441.html

» Tribute to Nikie
   Nikie and his handler enabled hundreds of construction laborers and rescue workers to talk about the extraordinary stress of working at ground zero.
   http://www.k-9disasterrelief.org/nikie.htm

» Vachss - Dogs of the Zero
   Good-natured German Shepherd worked with abused children and accompanied them into court during trials. Part of the Children's Advocacy Center
   http://www.vachss.com/dogs/vachss_dog.html

» Woman and Dog Assist in Virginia Tech Grief Counseling
   "Tuffy" and her owner are part of a Certified Trauma Response K-9 Team in Massachusetts. They provide support to friends of those killed at Virginia Tech. (WMUR)
   http://www.wmur.com/news/12905933/detail.html