They all love Lucy: How a four-legged friend can help us in court
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May 14, 2021 â 11.50am
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I was in a waiting room at the Office of Public Prosecutions when the subject of this column wandered in with a relaxed look on her face and gently gave me her business card. Nothing unusual in that, except Lucy is a three-year-old chocolate Labrador.
The OPP houses more than just stern-faced lawyers who demand the death penalty for speeding tickets. It has a program using dogs to help calm traumatised witnesses giving evidence in court cases.