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National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) - Rescue dogs work with delinquent boys: Unusual program helps dogs and kids: Patti Webb rescues boxers for the Oregon Boxer Club. She visited Project Pooch at MacLaren. She met the dogs, talked to the boys and wrote this piece to urge support for the program.

Celebrating a Life of Compassion - Tribute to Leo K. Bustad, DVM, PhD, co-founder of the Delta Society, a leader in human-animal bond theory and a supporter of Project Pooch.

Delta Society: Animals in Institutions Action Guide - Guide to readings and resources on animal-assisted therapy.

Dog Rescue Groups - Why Adopt? - The American Humane Association estimated that six million stray dogs entered shelters in 1992. Sixty-one percent of the stray dogs were euthanized. In 1994, approximately 88,994 dogs and cats entered animal shelters in Oregon; 29,803 were adopted; 45,245 had to be euthanized.

Service and Therapy Dogs - Professor Hunt's Dog Page lists links, articles, publications and resources.

World of Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities - Phil Arkow, author, lecturer and animal advocate, provides links to articles, publications and pet therapy programs.

Prison Pet Partnership Program established by Sister Pauline Quinn at the Washington State Correctional Center For Women

Correctional Liberty Dog Program at Sanger B. Powers Prison in Wisconsin is modeled on Sister Pauline's program in Washington.

Puppies Behind Bars - Inmates at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York State's only maximum-security prison for women, train Labrador Retriever puppies to be guide dogs for the blind.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
American Humane Association
Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society of Willamette Valley
Oregon Humane Society
Oregon Humane Society Links Page
American Veterinary Medical Association
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
The Animal Rescue Site

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