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Commissioners approve facility dog for county attorney’s office, funding to come from forfeiture funds
Summary
The board authorized the county attorney’s office to pursue a facility dog through Helping Paws, approved using forfeiture funds to cover startup and ongoing costs, and set parameters for handler and custody upon retirement.
Clay County commissioners on Tuesday approved the county attorney’s office request to obtain a facility (courthouse) dog and to use forfeiture funds to cover associated costs.
County Attorney Brian Bridal and Chief of the Criminal Division Pam Foster described the program and cited other Minnesota counties that operate facility dogs in courthouses and prosecutors’ offices. Foster said facility dogs are trained to provide a calming presence for children and other traumatized witnesses during interviews and testimony, to support staff after difficult cases, and to assist…
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