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Mass. committee hears bills to fund retired police dogs and expand canine emergency care
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State lawmakers heard emotional testimony Tuesday in favor of two bills intended to improve medical and retirement care for police canines.
State lawmakers heard emotional testimony Tuesday in favor of two bills intended to improve medical and retirement care for police canines.
Representative Steven Exaros, who introduced H 2735 and H 2738 to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, brought three service dogs to the hearing and called them “partners” in policing, urging a favorable report on both measures. H 2735 — called Dakota’s Law — would establish a fund, backed by a specialty license plate, to cover…
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