‘Testifying in a court room is extremely traumatizing’: Mock trial preps volunteer dogs to help victims

A Portland animal clinic is offering up therapy dogs to help out people testifying in courtrooms.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Volunteers from DoveLewis Animal Hospital are setting up for success by bringing therapy dogs into the courtroom, a service Kathy Wentworth has provided for a decade.

“We are very passionate about helping people in difficult situations within the court system, whether they are young people, children or adults,” said Wentworth, part of the DoveLewis Portland Area Canine Therapy Teams.

Comprehensive training for this initiative was led by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, which has a program specifically for assisting individuals defined by law as

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