OCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION
5659 ENCHANTED VALLEY RD, CROSS PLAINS, WI 535289723 www.occupaws.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO PLACE FULLY TRAINED GUIDE DOGS OF EXCELLENT HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT WITH WISCONSIN AND CONTIGUOUS STATE ADULT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AT NO CHARGE.

OCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION HAS 32 PUPPIES IN TRAINING, 5 BREEDING FEMALES, AND HAS PLACED 56 GUIDE DOGS AND 9 CHILDREN'S VISUAL COMPANION DOGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

OCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION ACQUIRES, RAISES, TRAINS, AND PLACES GUIDE DOGS WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS IN WISCONSIN AND CONTIGUOUS STATES. IN 2019, WE PLACED SEVEN ADULT GUIDE DOGS AND PROVIDED REVIEW TRAINING TO 31 TEAMS THAT RECEIVED DOGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WE ALSO SPOKE TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT SERVICE GROUPS, SCOUT MEETINGS, BUSINESSES, 4-H GROUPS, HUMANE SOCIETIES, THE WISCONSIN COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND GUIDE DOGS. WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROGRAM AT THE OXFORD FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (A LOW SECURITY MEN'S PRISON) WHERE WE HAVE INMATES RAISE AND TRAIN PUPPIES, MUCH LIKE REGULAR PUPPY RAISERS. WE CONDUCT WEEKLY CLASSES FOR THE 10 INMATES CURRENTLY RAISING PUPPIES FOR US. IN ADDITION, IN 2019 A SECOND PRISON TRAINING PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE NEW LISBON STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 DOGS AND 20 INMATES IN THIS PROGRAM. BOTH PROGRAM ARE CALLED "PAWSFORWARD."

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