When a police dog is injured on the job, Florida lawmakers want to ensure the animal can get care as quickly as possible.
Sen. Tom Wright (R-Port Orange) is sponsoring a measure to help them get medical care more quickly. He's a former police K-9 officer.
“This bill is intended to save the lives of our officers whether they’re two-legged or four-legged,” Wright says.
Under the measure, EMS workers would be allowed to offer medical aid to try to help an injured police K-9 and could use an ambulance to transport the dog to an emergency vet—as long as there are no people who need access to the ambulance first.
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