BSI颁布了一般警犬使用规范BS 8517-1和BS 8517-2侦查犬使用规范，旨在为使用警犬的组织及个人提供使用指南。
BSI召集了使用警犬的各种组织（诸如建筑工地经理、警察和国防部）和个人来一起制定这项标准。国家警察局长理事会（NPCC）将警犬列为仅次于“使用武力”的枪支，这表明安全需要一个标准，为专业犬类处理者提供全面的建议。
在英国安保行业内约有5000只现役警犬。新制定的标准为训狗师提供建议，帮助他们制定每日训狗计划。同时还给予训狗师具体建议，告诉他们如何遵守国家现有相关法律，例如1975年的警犬类法、1991年的危险犬类法和最新的2015动物管制条例。
这项标准旨在为众多不同用途的警犬提供全面指导，包括当警犬需要在安全性要求很高的环境中工作时，例如探测炸弹，警犬的训练就必须要有专业指导。
需要警犬进行移动巡逻的建筑和工地工作人员也需遵守此项标准。因为警犬通常被视为视觉威胁，工地经理使用警犬不仅可以有效保护工地财产，还可以保护训犬师和其他工作人员。
BSI市场研发部负责安全监察和复原，该部门负责人安妮.海思说道：“BS 8517-1 和8517 -2都是为了简化警犬训练师必须要遵守的增补法律条例。确保警犬及其训练师都受过充分训练且彼此合作良好至关重要。这样才能确保警犬在公共场合下不会威胁他人公众安全，而且在特殊情况下这一标准还能保障训犬师的权益。
BS 8517-1一般警犬使用操作规范包括有关狗一般福利的各方面内容，例如狗窝、兽医指导。这项标准给出的建议考虑了最近狗种类的变化和在警犬体内植入微芯片的强制要求。同时训犬师要购买特定相关保险和器械，包括矫正项圈，此项标准也有提到这项要求。
BS 8517-2“使用检测犬的操作规范”是为警犬要求更高的用户制定的，例如需要警犬检测药物，火器、弹药和爆炸物的人。标准第二部分包括动物福利相关问题在此项标准第一部分也有提到。还列出建议帮助提供警犬服务以保证满足训犬师的各项要求。
多个组织参与了此项标准的制定，包括国家安全产业管理局、皇家陆军兽医部队、国家警犬用户协会、国家警长理事会以及巴特西猫狗之家。
New guidelines on how to correctly handle security dogs
BSI, the business standards company, has launched BS 8517-1, Code of practice for the use of general security dogs and BS 8517-2, Code of practice for the use of detection dogs, to provide guidelines for organizations and individuals who use dogs as a security measure.
BSI convened a diverse group of individuals and organizations who use security dogs, such as construction site managers, police officers, and the MoD to develop the standard. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) classifies security dogs as second only to firearms in ‘use of force’, demonstrating a critical safety need for a standard that provides comprehensive advice for professional dog handlers.
Approximately 5000 security dogs are employed in the UK security sector1. The new standards provide recommendations on how dog handlers should professionally handle a dog on a day-to-day basis, and give detailed advice on how to comply with existing government legislation, such as The Guard Dogs Act 1975, The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, and the latest Animal Control Bill 2015.
The standards were designed to provide comprehensive guidance for the many varied uses of security dogs, including in high-security environments were dogs trained in bomb detection must be expertly handled.
Building and construction site employees who require a security dog on a mobile basis can also use the standard. Security dogs are sought by construction managers not only to protect a building site but to protect the handler or other staff, as they act as a visual deterrent.
Anne Hayes, Head of Market Development for Governance and Resilience at BSI, said: “BS 8517-1 and -2 were designed to simplify the patchwork of laws security dog handlers must abide by. It is essential that both the handler and the security patrol dog have been fully trained and work in partnership so that the dogs are safe when taken out amongst members of the public, but can also defend the handler should the need arise.”
BS 8517-1, Code of practice for the use of general security dogs, covers all aspects concerning the general welfare of the dog, including kennelling and veterinary guidance. Recommendations in the standard take into account recent changes in dog breeds and the requirement for compulsory micro-chipping in security dogs. The need for dog handlers to obtain specific insurance and equipment – including the use of correction collars – are also covered in the standard.
BS 8517-2, Code of practice for the use of detection dogs, was developed for more advanced users of security dogs, such as those who require dogs in the detection of drugs, firearms, munitions and explosives. Part 2 also includes issues relating to the welfare of the animal covered by Part 1 of the standard, and recommendations for procuring security dog services to ensure the service meets the unique requirements of dog handlers.
Organizations also involved in the development of this standard include the National Security Industry Authority, The Royal Army Veterinary, the National Association of Security Dog Users, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
标准2025