in Cahors, a dog accompanies victims of violence during the legal process

Mathilde is a teenager who will forever be marked by the aggression she suffered. From her first hearing at the city gendarmerie in Cahors, in the Lot, the young girl was able to take advantage of the presence of “LOL“, a six-year-old Labrador, specially trained to accompany the victims. An animal presence that helps to speak freely. “LOL put me in confidence, he distressed me, the anxieties are gone”, confides Mathilde.

LOL accompanied Mathilde throughout the procedure and will once again be present by her side. For three years, the dog has accompanied 120 people and the public prosecutor of Cahors (Lot) draws a rather positive assessment. “Often we think that the dog can be a gadget, but it is not a gadget. It is a full partner of the judicial institution. It is psychological comfort, a living psychological crutch that does not judge “, Frédéric reports Almendros, the public prosecutor of the Lot.