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- 1 2 3 4 5 Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.19.002021: Information about MPS dogs and horses, Metropolitan Police Service.
- ↑ London riots: Police dog suffered fractured skull, BBC News (August 15, 2011).
- ↑ Nick Beake, Met officers hold mock terrorism exercise on River Thames, BBC News (March 19, 2017).
- ↑ Fiona Hamilton, Police dogs learn to fight terrorists, Times of London (May 8, 2018).
- 1 2 Diane Taylor, More than five people a week are bitten by police dogs, figures show, The Guardian (October 29, 2014).
- ↑ Alexandra Topping and agencies, Handler found injured after police dogs die in car, The Guardian (June 28, 2011).
- 1 2 3 Dog ban for ex Metropolitan Police handler after deaths, BBC News (October 12, 2011).
