Nottinghamshire police dogs offered £1,500 'pensions'
Nottinghamshire Police have announced plans to offer "pensions" for police dogs.
The scheme means the animals would receive £1,500 for medical treatment after they leave the service.
Due to their training the dogs cannot be re-housed with new families and instead have to be cared for by handlers.
Paddy Tipping, the police and crime commissioner for Nottinghamshire told BBC Radio 5 live's Breakfast: "Vets fees can be pretty large and I think we've got a responsibility to give the dogs a decent retirement."
05 Nov 2013
- From the section UK