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Deborah Knaan
Animal Cruelty Case Coordinator
Deputy District Attorney Deborah Knaan supervises the prosecution of all animal cruelty and neglect cases in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. She also trains law enforcement officers and prosecutors on how to properly investigate and successfully prosecute these cases. A veteran trial attorney, Knaan has been assigned to various units throughout her career, including the Sex Crimes Division and the Hardcore Gang Unit, C.L.E.A.R. Task Force.
From 2004-2006, Knaan served as a member of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services’ Board of Commissioners, overseeing and setting policy for the city’s six animal shelters. In 2006, Knaan became the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services’ assistant general manager. In this position, Knaan oversaw the day-to-day operations of the city’s animal shelters and supervised the Department’s humane investigators. In July 2007, District Attorney Steve Cooley appointed Knaan to become the first animal cruelty case coordinator in the office’s history.
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