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| Dog Fight Rescue Program Turns Inmates into Tender and Dedicated Dog Trainers |
| By people.com- Nancy Dunham |
| Published: 10/26/2016 |
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Sugar Mama was destined to die. Officials in Putnam County, Florida, rescued her from a dog fighting ring. Most fighting dogs are euthanized, but things were different for Sugar Mama. County officials teamed with pit bull rescue volunteers and a group of dedicated prison officials and inmates to help the canine. The rescue of Sugar Mama not only saved her life, but helped to heal the spirit of the soon-to-be-released inmate, who became her trainer and caretaker. “I have been incarcerated for a long time and haven’t really had relationships with other people or animals,” Jason J. Bertrand, 33, who is scheduled for a December release from the Jacksonville (Florida) Bridge Community Release Center after completing an almost 15-year prison sentence, told PEOPLE. “Sugar Mama allowed me to have a relationship with another living being. I still get emotional talking about it and I’m trying not to do that now.” Read More. |
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