Jake the DA dog works with his owner to help comfort domestic abuse victims Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on ...

Just off the entrance to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office complex is a small waiting room. It’s a close, anxious place, where victims and witnesses of crimes sit before going into court, ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – State police and the Lancaster County district attorney’s office are looking into possible animal cruelty charges in the case of a sick puppy named Libre. Brett Hambright, a ...

A district attorney in Massachusetts is asking kids across her county to help name her office's new comfort dog, a black Lab puppy.Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan says the newest member ...

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office said a man is facing a felony charge of unlawfully killing an animal after ...

A Boston man is facing animal cruelty charges in connection with the repeated beating of a puppy, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. Zodus Hollis, 42, was arraigned April 1 on two counts of ...

CLINTON — Jake’s too tender paws eliminated him from life as a service and rescue dog hunting through collapsed buildings’ rubble. But his tender canine heart is perfect for his new job comforting ...

For three years, Rachael, a black Labrador retriever, has been helping comfort children and other witnesses during the court process. Some of these court processes can be emotional and stressful and a ...