NIH stops Therapy Dogs from visiting sick children

NIH stops Therapy Dogs from visiting sick children. “The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health has suspended its dog therapy program because of the government shutdown…” Well, that’s what they’re telling us, anyway…

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

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  • Hey libs and dim wits take notice who is doing all the pain upon those who are the sickest or upon the most vulnerable.

    This shit head has stopped the free flight to Dover Airfiorce base to accompany the survivors of our service members killed in action. He has also stopped paying the 100K to them as well. Disgusting ass hole.

  • Will someone explain to me how therapy dogs, which are brought to the hospitals by VOLUNTEERS, are costing the government a dime?

    • And since when did the NIH have anything to do with local therapy dog programs? They gonna cut them off for old people and veterans too!?

  • I thought Dems were all about the kids and Reps were all about hating on kids and wanting them all to die or whatever. Why isn't the media giving them a hard time... oh of course the media is in tank, silly me for forgetting. This is really wrong, it is all part of a plan. The sad part is that stupid people will actually take the bait and believe it is the Republicans fault alone.

  • Silly people!

    Dogs aren't for therapy.

    They're what's for dinner! Dog, the other, other, other white meat.

    Try it, you'll like it!

    I loathe this POTUS with every bone and breath in my body. May he rot in hell. He is truly evil.

  • Cut off dogs visiting children at NIH...yet, gives $445M to PBS...all during the shut down. Isn't that wonderful?

    I wonder which costs more taxpayer money...? Hmmmmm

    What a freaking scummy, lowlife, pathetic assclown....but then, he's a liberal....but I repeat myself...

    • Well yes... when a deranged gunman is aiming "for the children" that is propaganda gold for the anti second amendment agenda and will be exploited ad nauseum. The cold truth is most likely that these progressives desire a quantity of exploitable children's blood so they can pretend to be compassionate and guilt us all into abrogating our constitutional rights.

      Sick children's therapy?? not so valuable to these heartless demagogues.