  In the cosmological paradigm, cold dark matter (DM) dominates the mass
content of the Universe and is present at every scale. Candidates for DM
include many extensions of the Standard Model with weakly interacting massive
particles (WIMPs) in the mass range from ~10 GeV to greater than 10 TeV. The
self-annihilation or decay of WIMPs in astrophysical regions of high DM density
can produce secondary particles including very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV)
gamma rays. VERITAS, an array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, sensitive to
VHE gamma rays in the 85 GeV-30 TeV energy range, has been utilized for
indirect DM searches. Astrophysical candidates for indirect DM detection by
VERITAS are dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) of the Local Group and the
Galactic Center, among others. This is a report on the current status of
VERITAS observations of dark matter targets and the results of a combined
search of four dSphs.
