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Scrapple has had a rough life. The dog was abandoned and neglected twice and when she was rescued she had scars on her legs. She was in desperate need for another chance, just like Rob Rosa.
“It probably was the way that she looked when she came in,” Rosa told NBC10.
Rosa spent 12 years in prison where he turned his life around. He worked on farmland and cared for cows and horses while at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford (SCIG) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He also volunteered for the prison puppy program Canine Partners for Life (CPL) where he trained service dogs.
After he was paroled in 2005, Rosa became the Assistant to the Executive Director at CPL. His career in animal rescue services continued with leadership roles with Philadelphia Animal Care and Control (PACCA), the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, New Jersey, and the Animal Care & Control Team.
His latest role is Senior Vice President of Programs with New Leash on Life, a Pennsylvania nonprofit that pairs abandoned dogs with incarcerated individuals who train them, live with them and get them ready for adoption. A new round of dogs come into the prison every three months.
It’s through “New Leash on Life” that Rosa met Scrapple.
“We look for the dogs that kind of look like they’ve been thrown away and forgotten,” Rosa said. “My motivation, my drive is not only to rescue the dogs but also to provide an opportunity for all the people who go through the program a fresh start.”
Scrapple ultimately found her forever home after meeting Lashay Hill.
“It was love at first sight,” Hill told NBC10. “I’ll take everybody home and give everyone a home.”
A picture of Scrapple.
Clear The Shelters is NBCUniversal Local’s nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign that encourages people to adopt from their local shelters to “clear the shelters.” Each year, more than 100,000 animals are adopted from shelters and rescues that participate in our initiative. Learn how to donate to Clear the Shelters here.
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Matt DeLucia and David Chang
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