I think this is a great idea both for man and for beast. Too often we put away what we see as evil or dangerousness. Without faith and a little bit of hope even the largest animals can feel despair.
Being the first Jail program in Georgia was Sheriff Conway's way of making a difference in two otherwise hopeless lives. "This is a program I knew could work here" he said" I believe in the end we will make a difference not just for the dogs, but for the inmates too!"Hopefully these inmates won't return to jail once they are released."
The Gwinnett county Sheriff's office and the Society of Humane Friends partnered together to give both an inmate and a shelter dog such a chance.
The program gives carefully selected inmates an opportunity to give back by providing foster care and basic obedience training to homeless animals while enhancing the inmates social and job skills. The program is taught by volunteer citizen dog trainers who will instruct the inmates on how to care for their assigned dogs.
During each training each dog will be socialized through interaction with people and animals. It gives a chance to animals who would otherwise be euthanized, love and support.
Benefits to the community are lower cost for animal control as well as lower numbers of euthanization at local shelters. It also provides well-trained dogs for adoption and more productive members of society.
My daughter Sara works at Pet's ect in Lawrenceville a shop dedicated to providing animals of every kind nutritious food as well as dedication to the awareness of pet's who need homes, they are taking donations for this worthy cause! This is the time of year we wish for peace on earth and good will towards men. Let's also extend this good will towards our four legged friends as well.
To see more information on the dogs currently in the program you can go to www.gwinnettcountysheriff.com
or www.sohfga.com
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