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Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) trains incarcerated individuals to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, facility dogs for police departments, and explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Puppies enter prison at the age of 8 weeks and live with their incarcerated puppy-raisers for approximately 24 months. As the puppies mature into well-loved, well-behaved dogs, their raisers learn what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it.
For nearly 30 years, Puppies Behind Bars has helped to build bridges and create common ground, through the kindness and sensitivity of hardworking dogs.
Legacy Stewards help secure a better future for those in need by including Puppies Behind Bars in their estate plans. Your legacy gift can help to ensure our future.
Puppies Behind Bars trains extraordinary service, therapy, and explosive-detection canines and allows the love, healing, and safety they provide to improve the lives of hundreds of individuals each year. Our dogs bring hope and pride to their raisers and independence and security to those with whom they serve.
Our dedicated volunteer sitters are an indispensable part of the PBB family, supporting the critical socialization skills our pups need to develop into working dogs. Are you ready for a challenging and rewarding experience?
Puppies Behind Bars trains extraordinary service, therapy, and explosive-detection canines and allows the love, healing, and safety they provide to improve the lives of hundreds of individuals each year. Our dogs bring hope and pride to their raisers and independence and security to those with whom they serve.
263 West 38th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel. 212.680.9562
Fax 212.689.9330
programs@puppiesbehindbars.com
Puppies Behind Bars. All rights reserved.
CFC #11902 | Fed. Tax I.D. #13-3969389
Puppies Behind Bars is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, tax I.D. #13-3969389, and donations are tax-exempt to the extent allowed by law.
You may make a one-time donation in any amount you wish, or sign up for recurring gifts on a schedule that works for you.
If your donation is made in someone’s memory or honor, we will send a card to the designated recipient(s) acknowledging your generous donation on their behalf.
Please include the recipient’s mailing address on the online form. You can view an example of one of our cards here.
PBB offers many ways for you support our mission, including by phone and mail, and with memorial and matching gifts.
Click here to find one that works for you!
Photo booklets documenting the first group of puppies to be raised at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, New York, culminating in their graduation as working dogs, matched with their veteran and active-duty police partners.
If you’re interested in receiving one or both in this series, please contact us at programs@puppiesbehindbars.com or 212.680.9562.
Images by Ashley Gilbertson and Ava Pellor for ©Puppies Behind Bars
