With your help, 100 veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could soon have extra assistance in the form of a free service dog.
The dogs will be donated by Explore.org, the multimedia arm of the Annenberg Foundation. Up to 100 dogs, valued at $500,000, will be donated to veterans — one dog for every 5,000 “likes” received at the Dog Bless You Facebook community. The initiative aims to spread awareness about the healing role dogs can play in the lives of those suffering from PTSD.
Dog Bless You was founded by filmmaker Charles Annenberg Weingarten, a trustee of the Annenberg Foundation and also the founder of Explore.org. Partners in this effort include the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and other veteran and service dog organizations.
As we’ve written about several times at Dogblog, service dogs make a huge difference in the life of veterans who live with PTSD. I hope they get enough “likes” to gift 100 dogs and then some.
