"Dakota's Law" Would Create Retirement Fund For Police Dogs In Massachusetts

By Louisa Moller, CBS Boston

April 4, 2023

SEEKONK - A new bill aims to create a fund to pay for the expenses of retired police dogs, some of whom have injuries they suffered while working.

"There's hundreds of dogs in Massachusetts, serving and protecting us, all over the Commonwealth but when they retire, it sometimes ends there. Their medical bills are not paid. Their medicine is not paid for," said State Rep. Steve Xiarhos who filed the bill.

Xiarhos championed Nero's Law, which authorizes emergency medical service personnel to provide emergency treatment and transport of K-9 partners. Nero's Law is named for Yarmouth K-9 Nero who was shot in the line of duty. His handler, Sgt. Sean Gannon, was killed in the same incident.

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