"New Leash on Life" dog training program

Through the "New Leash on Life" prison dog training program, offenders train dogs from local animal shelters and animal welfare agencies facing possible euthanasia to make them more adoptable.

Offender trainers work with the dogs for several weeks under the guidance of a professional dog trainer. Dogs trained in the program have extremely high adoption rates and the offender trainers are learning marketable skills they can use to find employment after release.

Prison Facility		Community Partner
Roanoke River Correctional Institution Tillery		Down East Animal Refuge (DEAR) 1600 Church St. Scotland Neck, NC 27874 252-813-1649 http://downeastanimalrefuge.org
Craggy Correctional Center Asheville		Mountain Pet Rescue 234 New Leicester Highway Asheville, NC 28806 pets@mountainpetrescueavl.org
Foothills Correctional Institution Foothills Minimum Security Unit Morganton		Burke County Friends for Animals 417 Kirksey Drive Morganton, NC 28655\| 828-433-1115 http://burkecountyfriends4animals.org
Forsyth Correctional Center Winston-Salem		Piedmont Animal Welfare Alliance P.O. Box 26661 Winston-Salem, NC 27104 www.pawapiedmont.org
Marion Correctional Institution Minimum Security Unit Marion		Mercy Fund Animal Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box 2371 Marion, NC 28752 mercyfundrescue.org
Mountain View Correctional Institution Spruce Pine		Avery County Humane Society 279 New Vale Road Newland, NC 28657 828-733-2333 http://averyhumane.org
Pamlico Correctional Institution Bayboro		Austin Veterinary Outreach and Rescue 1550 Lennoxville Road Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-5936 austinvetoutreach.com Pamlico Animal Welfare Society P.O. Box 888 Oriental, NC 28571 252-745-7297 pamlicopaws.net
Pender Correctional Institution Burgaw		Monty's Home PO Box 821 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-7911 http://www.montyshome.org
Randolph Correctional Center Asheboro		Randolph County Animal Shelter 1370 County Land Road Randleman, NC 27317 336-683-8240 http://rcaspets.org