Police dogs face axe due to Met budget cuts, admits commissioner Sir Mark Rowley

The Met police’s dug unit includes dogs trained to detect drugs, guns and cash - (Met Police)

The Metropolitan police may have to cut the size of its police dogs unit due to budget cuts, the force’s commissioner has admitted.

Sir Mark Rowley ruled out culling the unit entirely but indicated it was one of the areas likely to be targeted as the force tries to limit the feared loss of more than 1,000 officers.