Members of the Malta Police Dog Section and Mounted Section have completed three days of training in veterinary life support.

The training was sponsored and organized by the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps (ERRC) in collaboration with the European Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics.

The training covered both theory and practical aspects of medical emergencies and life support techniques for injured working dogs and horses.

Twenty-eight participants attended for this training. Four officers from the Civil Protection Department, three from the Animal Welfare Department, eight Policemen from the Dog Section, seven from the Mounted Section and six from the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps. In the process four participants who qualified as assistant instructors will be given the appointment as instructors in the coming weeks they.

The Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Manuel Mallia attended the certificate presentation ceremony and praised the ERRC initiative.