GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - As a nation reels last week's horrific school shooting in Texas, some local volunteers are just back from Uvalde.
Comfort and calm through canines, after unimaginable trauma, Texas."It’s very emotional, it really is," stated John Hunt, Chief Operations Officer with Crisis Response Canines.Hunt and his teammates from Crisis Response Canines, a non-profit organization based in Sicklerville, New Jersey, just returned home from a six-day deployment to Uvalde following the mass murder of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.RELATED HEADLINES:"We were directly involved with a lot of the children.
It’s very challenging for all those in the community," Hunt explained.Hunt says the dogs comforted students who came in direct contact with the Uvalde shooter, children who watched as their classmates and teachers were viciously murdered.
Becky Langer says during the trip, her dog, Exon, identified a woman in distress. He was drawn to her and she to him."He came up behind her.