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Animals offer hope to cancer patients
The health benefits of having an animal around the house have been well documented. But what about a whole zoo’s worth? Utah’s Hogle Zoo is partnering with the San Diego Zoo to help young cancer patients better process their illness, in hopes that seeing animals heal may aid patients with their own recoveries.
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