W.Va. prison dog-training program wins $25K grant
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program that enlists prison inmates to train dogs in need of rehabilitation has won a $25,000 in a Facebook contest.
The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association says its “Dog Training at Prison” program received most votes among 4,000 original entries. More than 192,000 people cast 6.2 million votes, with the top 40 causes getting %$25,000 grants from the State Farm Neighborhood Assist program.
In the humane association’s program, inmates will spend 20 weeks learning how to care for and train dogs and eight more weeks working directly with them. At the end of eight weeks, the dogs will either return to the humane association for adoption or advance to service dog training for people with disabilities.