Dogs facing euthanasia at Fulton County Animal Services will get a second chance in the department's new "Jail Dogs" program.
The program, a partnership of Animal Services and Canine CellMates, pairs Fulton County prisoners with animal services dogs, and has the goal of improving the social skills of inmates as well as un-adopted dogs. Inmates will learn how to train the dogs, making the dogs more adoptable while the inmates learn a marketable skill.
The program was approved at the Aug. 1, 2012, Fulton Commission meeting. The resolution was sponsored by District 2 Commissioner Robb Pitts after he observed a similar program in Gwinnett County.
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According to a press release, the first 10 dogs for the program have been selected, and inmates are learning to handle the dogs.
You can follow the dogs' progress on the Canine CellMates Facebook page.
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