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From an everyday standpoint being sent to prison is not the ideal way to begin a wonderful new life, but for the dogs rescued by the Heaven Can Wait Animal Society in Las Vegas, it is the start of an extraordinary experience. The Pups on Parole program is the beginning of a second chance to find a family to call their own.
When HCWS began rescuing dogs nearly a decade ago, they placed the pups in foster homes or boarded them in veterinary clinics until they could find new adoptive homes for them. And like many other small animal welfare groups they soon had more rescued dogs than places to keep them – so they turned to the local department of corrections for assistance.
The collaboration has become a nationally recognized program called Pups on Parole. It is run from the two correctional facilities for women in Southern Nevada and its success has even gotten the attention of the FBI.
Selected inmates rehabilitate and train the rescued dogs under the direction of the HCWS staff. The canines live with the inmates 24-hours a day, until they are ready for adoption.
Pups on Parole has changed the lives of 600 traumatized and abused dogs, but surprisingly it has also improved the lives for many of the women prisoners in the program, as well.
This interesting perspective was highlighted on a recent television broadcast that looked inside the program from the viewpoint of the inmates. Firsthand interviews discuss how the prisoners train the dogs and show how they have helped many of the women mature and give back to the community.
Click here to link to the video. Maybe it will inspire another rescue group to start a similar program in their area.
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