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| Puppies for Parole marks 3,000th dog adopted |
| By semissourian.com- Jim Salter |
| Published: 04/20/2015 |
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Sean Like can only smile as Petey, a white mixed-breed dog with black spots on his face, wags his tail and squirms beside him. Like, a big and burly 31-year-old, is serving 25 years at the prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri, for second-degree murder. Training dogs like Petey for the Missouri Department of Corrections' Puppies for Parole program has changed his outlook on life, he said. "I know now what it was like when I took someone from a family," Like said. "I know what my mom is going through." A ceremony last week at the Bonne Terre prison -- the same place where death row inmates are executed -- marked the 3,000th dog adoption through Puppies for Parole. Corrections Department director George Lombardi started the program in 2010. Lombardi, a dog lover, gathered the state's wardens and told them of his vision for a program that not only could save countless shelter dogs from euthanasia or a lifetime in a cage, but also offer inmates an opportunity to learn life skills, patience and regard for other beings. Read More. |
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