Animals can comfort people in times of need. That is why more and more we are hearing about animals being taken to hospitals and to nursing homes. The joy and comfort animals can give humans seems to have some healing powers. Here is a different kind of story that you may not have heard before.
Some paramedics allowed two dogs to ride in the ambulance with their owner in Chimbote, Peru. The dog’s owner had been drinking and hurt his head after he fell.
His dog’s never left his side. So, when the paramedics had him in the ambulance, the dogs hopped in!