On the Fourth of July in Pheonix, Arizona the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control began an experimental program called "Calming Companions," where they invited the public into their shelters to sit with the dogs and cats. The loud and constant noise of fireworks being set off over the holiday can be a terrifying ordeal for small animals, and even more so in the cramped conditions of a shelter.
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