Calgary Police Service's first trauma dog, Hawk passed away Thursday at the age of 14. Hawk was the first dog in Canada to be allowed to sit with a victim during their testimony. The first witness Hawk supported was a 7 year old girl whose father had sexually abused her.
Ten years after he became the first dog in Canada to support a victim during their testimony in court, Calgary Police Service’s Hawk has died.Calgary Police Service's first trauma dog, Hawk, passed away Thursday at the age of 14. Hawk was the first dog in Canada to be allowed to sit with a victim during their testimony. The first witness Hawk supported was a seven-year-old girl whose father had sexually abused her.
In October 2014, prosecutor Rose Greenwood made an application to expand legislation that allowed for a "support person" to accompany a victim.Justice Bruce Millar granted the application, opening the door for hundreds of other dogs across the country to be permitted to provide emotional support to vulnerable people, often children, as they gave testimony in the courtroom.
Calgary Police Service's trauma dog Hawk joined the service in 2013 and retired in 2021. In his retirement announcement, CPS called the courts' allowance of the support dog as a trial resource "one of the greatest achievements of Hawk's career."Hawk also worked to provide comfort to victims outside of the courthouse, in one instance, providing comfort to witnesses in the
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