Pit Bull And Prisoner Change Each Other’s Lives

This sweet pit bull named Cayenne was rescued from death row just in the nick of time.

The shelter was planning to euthanize him because he had behavioral issues.

However he was given a second chance by being sent to prison where he met an inmate by the name of Sammy.

Both of their lives were about to change forever.

“One of the things in jail, is there isn’t a lot of touching in jail,” said Warden Bryant, deputy, Philadelphia Department of Prisons. “I think the dogs provide contact. The guys can get on the floor. They can roll around with the dog. They can express emotions with the dog that they might not be able to express in jail.”

The inmates work with New Leash on Life USA to train these dogs who would under other conditions have been euthanized.

They take care of these dogs 24/7 and this helps teach them responsibility and compassion.

Cayenne was adopted after Sammy helped train him.

Sammy is about to start his new life too.

He got the good news that he was going to be paroled.

Sammy says that this program has taught him how to be a man and how to accept responsibility.

More on New Leash on Life USA from their website:

“New leash on Life UsA is a Pennsylvania 501 (c) (3) non-profit prison-dog training program committed to saving the lives of dogs and improving the life of inmates.

New Leash on Life USA is a new generation non-profit prison-dog training program. We save the lives of at-risk shelter dogs from being put down by teaching inmates to care for, train and socialize these dogs to increase their adoptability.

Inmates attend weekly classes with professional trainers, animal behaviorists and veterinary technicians. They are also given courses on job readiness and life skills and are given paid internship opportunities for more training and education in the animal care field when paroled.

Shelter dogs who were considered earlier as not being adoptable and many who would have been euthanized are now finding loving forever homes. Also inmates who have been in prison most of their adulthood now have a skill they can use to find gainful employment when they are paroled.”.

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