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Shana Hughes, 30, the U.S. Air Force veteran works with "Cello".
Volunteers and staff from the Safe Humane Chicago work with military veterans who are training court-case dogs, the animals confiscated because of neglect, abuse.
Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune
Shana Hughes, 30, the U.S. Air Force veteran works with “Cello”. Volunteers and staff from the Safe Humane Chicago work with military veterans who are training court-case dogs, the animals confiscated because of neglect, abuse.
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The pilot program for Veterans Advancing Lives Of Rescues (VALOR), a combined effort by Safe Humane Chicago, the mental health agency Thresholds and Chicago’s Commission on Animal Care and Control, pairs rescue dogs with veterans benefits both, advocates say.