A petition calling for police animals to be given the same status as officers if they're hurt while on duty has reached the number of signatures needed for it to be considered for a debate in Parliament.
A Hertfordshire police dog that got injured chasing a suspect last month could be back to work by the end of the year.
German Shepherd Finn was stabbed in the head and chest while responding to reports of a robbery in Stevenage on October 4.
The seven-year-old canine was rushed to the vets, where he underwent a life-saving operation. Despite the severity of his wounds, Finn refused to let go of the suspect. A teenager was been charged with criminal damage.
His handler PC Dave Wardell also received a stab wound to the hand.
A proposed law for police animals to be given the same status as officers was debated in parliament earlier this week.
MPs are to debate whether police animals should be given greater rights if they're hurt in the line of duty, following an attack on a dog.
German Shepherd Finn has appeared in public for the first time since he was stabbed while chasing a suspect in Stevenage.
A teenager has been charged after a policeman and his dog were both stabbed during an arrest operation in Stevenage.