Adopting shelter dogs as therapy dogs for prison inmates for the purpose of rehabilitation

This is not an new idea. The only inmates excluded are those who have been convicted of violence against animals or sexual assault.

Bringing rescue dogs and prisoners together in a remarkable rehabilitation is something Malaysia can explore.

Rescue dogs

Often, when dogs are rescued, they are hurt emotionally and do not trust human easily. They have been abandoned, betrayed and left to die. Most of these rescue dogs are too old…