Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

SOMA, Japan - A woman smiles looking at a therapy dog in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. Eight therapy dogs were taken to temporary housing to meet elderly people who have evacuated due to the March 2011 disaster.

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