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Puppies Behind Bars, Inc.

New York, NY | puppiesbehindbars.com
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Puppies Behind Bars trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. The puppies live in prison with their inmate raisers from the age of 8 weeks to 24 months. As the puppies grow into well-love, well-behaved dogs, their raisers learn what it means to give back to society rather than take from it.

Puppies Behind Bars trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. The puppies live in prison with their inmate raisers from the age…

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