Sentimentally (and CD, you'll probably remember that I've a real soft spot for German Shepherds) - sounds good.
Realistically - why do we continue to put these wonderful creatures in harm's way? They've no idea of what's likely to go wrong until they're knifed/shot/whatever. They're not heroes. They're loyal and uncritical companions doing what they're told to.
The ghastly little toerags villains they are set upon are, like it or not, responding instinctively to an attack. I also hate saying that, but it's a fact. But I'd imagine any new law would find itself challenged pretty quickly.
In any case - of what possible comfort could it be to a stabbed dog that the nasty who perpetrated the villainy will now be subject to more serious sanctions than previously?
Goodness knows what the answer is. A dog can be so much more effective than a person in some circumstances, and might well save that person from even worse injuries than any which occur - but that's still because the dog was placed in harm's way, not because of any heroic impulses.
To suggest that a service dog is any more deserving of legal protection than any other simply makes no sense to me.
If we're genuinely concerned about animal welfare, perhaps it's time to revisit the whole notion of using police dogs.
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