Hays County District Judge Tanner Neidhardt and Leslie Hutson, executive director of the PAWS Shelter, announced a pilot program for probationers to earn community service for time spent fostering shelter pets.
“Leslie and I were talking about how much PAWS needs foster families for their animals,” Neidhardt said. “And we know how a happy dog can pull us out of bad times, which is often where people in the criminal justice system find themselves.”
Caring for pets also breeds responsibility, Neidhardt said.
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