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February 17, 2017 Blog Post


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http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/canine-cupids-deliver-valentine-cheer-to-hospitalized-patients

A team of pettable cupids made a special delivery to hospitalized patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, on Valentine’s Day, bearing a love-and-kisses message that’s sure to stay with the children and adults for a long time.

Adorable dogs, dressed up in their Valentine’s Day finest, dutifully delivered handmade Valentine cards throughout the morning today to patients of all ages in their hospital rooms and pediatric playrooms. The canine cupids and their volunteer owners are members of UCLA’s People–Animal Connection, an animal-assisted therapy program…