Meg started making films for National Geographic, Discovery and PBS. During one project, a psychiatrist told her that people’s heart rates and blood pressure dropped when they talked to pets.

In January 1996, when Lillian was only 11 years old, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abducted her. She was taken to Sudan at the height of the war.

When Francis was only eight years old, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abducted him from his home, where he was with his parents.

When Evaline reflects on the Comfort Dog Project, she speaks of it as the place where her life began again.

Filda was abducted as a child and forced into the LRA rebel army in Uganda, where she witnessed terrible atrocities.

From public sector challenges to personal stories of resilience, one initiative is helping trauma survivors reclaim hope.

The Larema song was written and produced for The BIG FIX Uganda in 2017 as part of our Art for Animals project with the aim of our message of compassion for animals and people.

The Comfort Dog Project in Uganda has retrained street dogs so that they can act as therapy dogs for war trauma victims.

It is with a very heavy heart that we report that we have lost one of our happiest and most beloved Comfort Dogs, Bitum.

When dogs and people mutually engage each other’s oxytocin systems we not only feel a deeper connection…