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.
MPs have been debating whether to change the law to increase the punishment for those who attack police dogs or horses.
Calls for the so-called 'Finn's law' come after a Hertfordshire police dog was stabbed and badly injured last month in Stevenage while chasing a suspect alongside his handler PC Dave Wardell.
Today's debate was led by Northamptonshire MP David Mackintosh.
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.