Thursday, April 19, 2012

Prison dog programs

  • Earlier this month, a prison in southern Washington launched the Cuddly Catz program, a collaboration with local animal shelters aimed at giving stray cats a second chance by placing them in the temporary care of approved inmates.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • It's now official: The presidential campaign is going to the dogs.
  • (Reuters Blogs)
  • The Henderson County native is in an Ohio prison serving his sentence for sale a training book written by Wendy and entitled Dogs Dont Speak English. For more information about the program, visit www.WAGS4KIDS.org or write to W.A.G.
  • (Evansville Courier-Press)
  • This installation of Whos Who introduces Safe Harbor Prison Dogs, a 501(c)(3) corporation, and Pets And Loving Seniors, two programs that help people as well as pets.
  • (Safe Harbor Prison Dogs and Pets and Loving Seniors (PALS) - Leavenworth Times)
  • TASTC is heavily involved with training shelter dogs in a prison program to become service animals and is proposing to bring the program to the area to help the Wounded Warriors organization. Edward has been specifically trained to assist SFC John Thompson (ret.
  • (Waynesville Daily Guide)
  • The first program to teach prison inmates to train dogs was established in 1981 in Washington state. Since then, similar programs have spread across the country. In 2004, A New Leash on Life was started in 16 N.C. prisons.
  • (Greensboro News & Record)
  • UBB is among just a few prison programs in the country that offer a college degree His essay topics jump from bird–watching in the big yard to being led on a dog leash to spend time in the hole.
  • (KUOW)
  • A program that brings lost dogs and prisoners together for friendship and training seeks lost dogs in Baxter County.
  • (Baxter Bulletin)
  • "He denied her the basic compassion that she showed to the dog," Stack said. McCauslin on Friday was sentenced to seven years in state prison, with 297 days s early release Intensive Supervision Program.
  • (MyCentralJersey.com)
  • Today he's a family man with a job, a house and two vehicles — and a dog. He said "having of offenders are returned to prison within two years.
  • (Minuteman News Center)

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