Rescue dogs teach prisoners new skills

12 January 2024 by Jonathan Chrimes

Wellbeing

Abandoned dogs find new homes through prison and animal rescue partnership.

At Beechworth prison in Victoria, it's not just the animals that benefit.

As the prisoners prepare the dogs for a new family home, they get a self-esteem boost and learn skills that can be transferred to their private lives upon release from jail.

Article from the ABC Goulburn Murray / By Gaye Pattison

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/rescue-dogs-cared-for-by-prisoners-to-help-them-find-new-homes/103249134?

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