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Ga. jail rescue program gives dogs second chance

Gwinnett County jail’s “Jail Dogs” program chooses dogs most people overlook, the ones usually at the front of the death row line

By Donna Rapado
CBS Atlanta

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County’s animal shelter is dangerously close to capacity, which means staff must euthanize several dogs to make room for more. The shelter relies on rescue groups to take many dogs and give them a fighting chance at adoption.

CBS 46 caught up with one particular rescue as it pulled out two dogs, and planned for a third.

Gwinnett County jail’s “Jail Dogs” program chooses dogs most people overlook, the ones usually at the front of the death row line, so to speak.

Full story: Rescue program gives dogs a second chance at life through jail

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