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The Thin Blue Paw Foundation has launched a petition calling for the Government to introduce mandatory financial assistance for police dogs once they retire – or ‘police dog pensions’ – which will ...
The Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a 'warm' and 'compassionate' RAF Police dog handler alongside the ...
Ministers urged to give pensions to retired police dogs - Owners can face thousands in vet bills as the dogs often have ...
A state-of-the-art training facility designed to better prepare police dogs for real-world operational environments has officially opened at Griffin Park, in Cumbria. Affectionately named ‘Griffin ...
The Owasso Police Department (OPD) said donations are needed to provide essential equipment for K9 Ranger, "a critical member of the law enforcement team." “Our dogs are fellow officers.
Sadly, she had to have one of her legs amputated, and retired to live with former police dog handler Mandy for a life ... more than 250 dogs across the UK. But the pair also visit schools, care ...
Police dog handlers could face breaking the law under new orders from their own bosses. The force’s dog squad have now been given an allowance to buy an appropriate vehicle for work, which they ...
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Eight new police dog handlers and their canine partners have joined Greater Manchester Police's Tactical Dog Unit (TDU). The officers and ...
A retired police dog handler has accused force bosses of being ‘out of touch’ after a young German Shepherd was put down over a £12,000 vet bill. Linda McBride was horrified at the death of ...
Two police dogs tragically died in their handler’s car after a cooling pod failed when the engine was turned off. Police reported on Friday (1 November) that an engine failure likely caused the ...
Former police dog handler Dave Wardell whose dog was seriously stabbed while on duty said: “It’s great to see the Ministry of Defence commit to kitting out their dogs with protective vests ...
Police dogs provide an invaluable service; we could never effectively or efficiently replace them with people or technology. Removing police dogs from our streets would be to the detriment of us all.