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comfort animal

[ kuhm-fert an-uh-muhl ]

noun

  1. a therapy animal, usually a dog, that is specially trained to provide comforting companionship and an emotional release for victims of a crisis or disaster.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of comfort animal1

First recorded in 2010–15
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In her first four months of life, she has become a comfort animal — an “emotional support duck” — for McWilliams, who has been homeless on and off for half her life.

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In her first four months of life, she has become a comfort animal — an “emotional support duck” — for McWilliams, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety.

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A dog visited the hospital, a comfort animal.

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Randy Credico, a New York radio personality and comedian, brought a tiny white dog to his grand jury appearance as a “comfort” animal.

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It says she suffers from severe anxiety and confirmed with the airline twice that her “medically necessary comfort animal,” Simba, could travel with her.

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