This video clip looks at Canines for Combat Veterans, a program for the organization NEADS (Dogs For Deaf and Disabled Americans), trains assistance dogs to help wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans returning from war. Every year, thousands of soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan return as amputees, blind or with brain or spinal injuries. Despite their ailments, many returning heroes don’t receive the necessary assistance to return to productive lives.
NEADS, of Princeton, MA, is a non-profit organization, organized under section 501c (3) of the IRS code. NEADS was established in1976 to train and provide rescued dogs and donated puppies to assist people who are deaf or physically disabled in leading more independent lives at work, at home and at school. These assistance dogs become an extension of their owners and bring security, freedom, independence and relief from social isolation to their human partners.
