Mexico Offers To Adopt Police Dogs After Retirement
Animals are of great help to the police and military forces of all countries. But there comes a time when they are put into retirement. Sometimes they do not find a home to love them during their later years. For this reason, in Mexico a proposal was launched to adopt police dogs after their retirement.
The initiative to adopt police dogs in Mexico
In the words of Renato Sales Heredia, the Mexican Security Commissioner, police dogs may be with a family once they are discharged. There are many cases of dogs that after retirement are adopted by their former colleagues. But not everyone has the same fate.
The first generation of retired police dogs in Mexico is led by “Rosty. ” He is an officer with nine years of impeccable service and several drug detection courses conducted in Colombia. As the federal police officer Jorge Luis de Aquino has indicated, until now they were discharged (not to say that they were sacrificed at the end of their useful life). But fortunately, this has changed.
The canine officer assigned to police officer Rey David Villalobos, Tokyo, is waiting to be adopted by his partner. He has two young daughters and they can’t wait any longer to take him home and give him all their love and care for the remaining years of his life. It is worth mentioning that these dogs retire at 9 or 10 years and can still live up to 5 or 6 more.
Both Tokio and Rey have been together in various operations against drug cartels. Despite the shootings in which both were in danger. The dog’s specialty is detecting drugs, paper money, and weapons.
Another outstanding case is that of “Claudia.” She is a black Labrador retriever that has been the faithful companion of NCO Carmen Durán for no less than 9 years. Together they investigated more than 30 bomb threats in 2009. All this after an attack by organized crime in the public square of the city of Morelia during the celebrations for Mexican independence.
The future of these dogs
Dogs that cannot find a home among their former colleagues will go to the Asociación Canófila de México. There they will be in charge of finding a suitable family for them. This is a resounding change from what happened before. In the words of Manelich Castilla Craviotto, “canine specimens were considered as a good or a tool for the institution and they were treated as such”.
Today, they are recognized for what they are, canine officers at the service of citizen security. Therefore, they have the right to life. From now on, all those who wish to adopt retired police dogs in Mexico just have to go to the Association in charge of connecting dogs with loving families willing to offer them everything they need.
Another initiative to adopt police dogs in Catalonia
Since 2014 the NGO “Retired Dogs 112” mediates between retired canine officers of the security forces and potential adoptive families. One of the most emotional stories since the founding of this organization is that of Brian. He served for years and, with a weakened physique, he had to give way to his younger colleagues.
This beautiful black-haired German shepherd had to endure various missions when he was part of the Spanish police until he retired. After that he was adopted by Rafael and his family. All this thanks to this NGO dedicated to connecting retired dogs with families eager to give them a home.
According to the man, a native of Barcelona, his children identified the dog as a police officer and therefore as a hero. He was a veteran hardened by a thousand battles and an admiration for his prowess. It took Brian only two months to get used to being a pet, as his “police” character came out during the process.
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