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| Puppies for Parole Program |
| By fourstateshomepage.com |
| Published: 03/06/2013 |
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Puppies for Parole is a unique program of the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) that matches shelter dogs with carefully selected offender handlers. The program benefits both the dogs and their handlers as they work together through the training program, which generally lasts about eight weeks. Dogs coming into the prison from the shelters to go through training to help boost their chances to be adopted. More than 1,300 dogs across the state have been adopted since the program began in February 2010. What started with a few dogs at one prison in Jefferson City has spread to help hundreds of dogs being trained at 19 of the state's 20 prisons. "When the idea of Puppies for Parole originated, the overall goal was to help prevent the euthanasia of healthy animals," said George A. Lombardi, DOC director. "In addition, I thought dogs would help make prisons safer, grow compassion within the prison population, give offenders the opportunity to give back to the community in an effort to repair some of the harm they have caused and help offenders learn job skills to use upon their release. Puppies for Parole has accomplished all that I had hoped - and more." Read More. |
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