It’s probably the saddest thing we face as pet parents, saying goodbye. What makes it even worse is often, the controls are in our hands—we decide when the dog we love with our whole heart will breathe her last breath.

Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Washington and North Beach PAWS have partnered to launch Freedom Tails, a first-of-its-kind program to benefit offenders, families and four-legged friends.