Spanish hospital enlists therapy dogs to boost ICU patients' morale

BARCELONA - Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care unit where he had been admitted due to a blood clot.

"It’s great to have someone that loves you more than anything else in the world,” he told Reuters with a broad smile. "They give everything for you, no matter how you are with them."The visit was part of a trial launched by the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and the Affinity Foundation, which specialises in pet therapy, to improve the emotional well-being of patients in intensive care units .

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