PUPS IN THE PRESS

Vincent knows what it is like to be homeless. So it is no surprise that his life changed the day he met Greta Garbo, an abandoned Pit Bull who needed a lucky break as much as he did. ROUGH STREETS TO HIGH SEAS Vincent grew up in the Bronx, New York. “It was kind of a...

A stray dog started Norberto “Rob” Rosa on his path to recovery. Mr. Rosa had begun using drugs at age 9. He was labeled a career criminal by 16. “I remember the judge telling me that there was no rehabilitation for me,” he says. After a beloved family member died in...

Following this year’s focus, another organization called New Leash On Life offers a unique way to combat recidivism, the tendency to land back in the system, among Philadelphia inmates. The organization takes dogs scheduled to be euthanized and pairs them with inmates...

Tamar Paltin isn’t just looking for any dog when she visits shelters in Pennsylvania. She’s looking for the dog cowering in his kennel, afraid to make eye contact with visitors. For the dog with a medical condition that’s too expensive to treat in an underfunded,...

Inspiration Award: Steven Morales Selling drugs was a distraction from a life without focus that Steven knew was a dead end — literally.  While serving time, Steven enrolled in New Leash on Life – USA, a training program run in partnership with JEVS Human Services...

New Leash on Life USA teaches inmates to train unadoptable dogs, giving both a better future "Prison rarely changes one’s life for the better. That much we know to be true. The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that about three quarters of former inmates are...

"While I was in solitary, I reflected on who I was. I was in prison because of how I lived my life. I promised myself I was going to work be a different person and do things different." Watch the whole video here.

On April 11th 2016, four new members of the New Leash on Life USA board of directors were featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal under their “People on the Move” section. For more information, please check out each of their individual features at the links...

“New Leash on Life USA is an organization dedicated to rehabilitating inmates and rescue dogs. Now for the first time the program is being made available for women who are incarcerated in Philadelphia." Click here for the full article and video.