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Thursday, August 26, 2021

President Biden signs PAWS Act


The bill will require the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the cost of service dogs for vets living with PTSD in a five-year pilot program

With the stroke of a pen, President Biden signed PAWS Act into law Wednesday.

[ Jacksonville-sponsored ‘PAWS Act’ reaches U.S. Senate ]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that an average of 20 vets dies by suicide every day in the U.S. PAWS Act will connect more veterans with service dogs trained to support mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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