PRISON PET PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
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Mission Statement
Prison Pet Partnership enriches the lives of incarcerated individuals, animals, and the community through the human-animal bond.
About This Cause
Prison Pet Partnership provides incarcerated individuals the opportunity to learn valuable pet care vocational skills tosecureemployment post-release. In addition to training, boarding, and grooming dogs, incarcerated individuals also have the opportunity gain clerical and customer service skills by working in our office. PPP identifies dogs inshelters andpurpose-bred puppiesto train and place as service, facility, and therapy dogs. Service dogs are trained to provide mobility assistance, respond to seizures, and to assist those who experience combat-related PTSD - increasing the independence of their handlers. Facility dogs are trained to provide assistance in clinical settings. Therapy dogs are trained to assist children in hospitals, domestic violence survivors in court, and seniors in assisted living facilities. According toAssistance Dogs International (ADI)the cost of providing high quality training for assistance dogs is approximately $20,000 per animal. It takes approximately two years to train an assistance dog. Dogs who do not make it as assistancedogs are provided Level 1 Foundations training, which allows them to be placed in the community as companion and family Paroled Pets. The program is primarily supported by foundations, animal welfare organizations, and by individual donors. Our boarding, grooming, and training services for community members also helps to provide funding and support. Approximately 30 volunteers support the program by providing dogs in training socialization experience prior to placement with their handlers. This training includes learning to accompany their handler in elevators, restaurants, doctor’s offices, grocery stores, vehicles, and other public facilities. Studies on the human-animal bond have reached the not surprising conclusion that humans benefit from the unqualified love and acceptance that only animals can provide.Incarcerated individuals work hard to access and stay in PPP programming - earning certifications as Pet Care Technicians, Groomers, Dog Trainers, and Veterinary Assistants. They love the dogs they care for and train and receive unconditional love in return. The positive mental health impacts these bonds provide to both the participants and dogs creates a transformative experience for all involved. This is the essence of what Prison Pet Partnership has provided over the years to the incarcerated individuals who work with the dogs, the dogs who are given the chance to lead lives of service, and the individuals with disabilities who receive the well-trained dogs to help increase their level of independence.