Zara, a two-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd police dog, had to be put down after senior officers at Police Scotland refused to authorize a £12,000 surgery to repair her broken pelvis. Zara was injured while on duty after being hit by a car.
Zara, a two-and-a half-year-old German Shepherd, needed surgery to repair a broken pelvis but the cost was deemed too expensive.
Police Scotland’s animals are not insured so any payment for medical treatment comes from the overall policing budget but the force insisted animal welfare was the priority in Zara’s case. “The amount of money invested in training these dogs and paying for dog handlers has all just gone to waste in this case as they’ve decided to put down the dog.
She served as a general patrol dog helping to find missing people, searching for evidence and hunting for suspects who had fled crime scenes. A police spokeswoman said: “Police dogs are an important part of our policing community, and any loss is felt deeply by their colleagues, officers and staff. The welfare of our dogs is always the priority in any decision relating to medical care.”
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