Dogs offer comfort to abused kids

Chris Engel 9/16/136:33 PM

"Two dogs have been hired by the Zebra Child Protection Centre to help children during interviews of alleged physical and sexual abuse.

"In the innovative program inspired by similar ones in the United States, Chile and Finland, two yellow labs — Fossey and Wren, a mother-daughter team — are working at Edmonton’s Zebra centre to help children and teens get through the court justice system...."

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Dogs+offer+comfort+abused+kids/8880449/story.html

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