Police Dogs’ Lives Don’t Matter? 12 Police Dogs Died Of Heat Exhaustion In 2015

A growing number of K9 unit police vehicles are equipped with “hot dog” alarms to prevent police dog deaths, but alarms and air conditioning can still fail.

Kit O'Connell
作者 Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas --- Despite years of awareness campaigns by animal rights activists, hundreds of dogs still die each year after being left in parked cars on hot summer days. Working dogs are not exempt, and heat exhaustion has claimed the lives of at least 12 police dogs so far this year. A representative for People for the Ethical Treatment of

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No More Pot-Sniffing Police Dogs In Washington

As law enforcement agencies adjust to marijuana legalization, one major trend occurring across police units is teaching drug-sniffing police dogs to ignore the smell of marijuana.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

As law enforcement agencies adjust to the recent legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in Washington state, one major trend occurring throughout K-9 police units is teaching drug-sniffing police dogs to ignore the smell of marijuana. The change in canine officer training follows the November 2012 decision by Washington voters to

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