Stargate's Torri Higginson brings (and finds) comfort with dog

We all think LA is such a fun and glamorous place to be, but it also can be lonely place as well. Torri Higginson (Stargate's Dr. Elizabeth Weir) found a beneficial way to fight her California blues--she and her dog cheer up others.

Torri and her dog, who serves as a therapy pet, go to senior homes or abused children's' resource centers to make others happy. "It's something so simple, but the reaction that you get is extraordinary," she says.

"I first got involved in volunteer work when I moved to Los Angeles because it's a hard city to move to. It's very lonely... and I started feeling a little sorry for myself."

Torri decided helping others was the pick-up she needed, and it worked! "I think it's important for everyone to give back. There's no difference in human beings. We all need the same things."

Read more about Torri on NationalLedger.com, or learn more about her on Gateworld.net.