Texas Police Dogs Are Now Allowed to Be Adopted by Handlers After Retirement, per New Bill

Texas Police Dogs Are Now Allowed to Be Adopted by Handlers After Retirement, per New Bill
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Until Nov. 5, 2019, it was legal protocol for retired Texas police dogs to be auctioned off, donated, or even destroyed as public property. But an overwhelming vote in favor of a new bill means that retired Texas police dogs and horses can now go home with their handlers.

The new measure amends the previous state Constitution, which considered such animals “surplus government property not to be used for private benefit,” as per the Texas Tribune.