Therapy dogs bring joy to kids at Chile hospital
By AFP
08 August 2021 |
6:53 am
At a children's hospital in Santiago, Chile there is a flurry of excitement over a delegation of special visitors: a four-legged quartet has arrived to offer some reprieve from sickness and pain with their wagging tails and soulful eyes.
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