The police force in Nottinghamshire, England established a “Police Dog Pension Scheme” to provide benefits to its canine enforcers once they retire from active duty.

The pensions, which will max out at 500 pounds sterling per year (about $800), are primarily intended to cover medical expenses linked to work-related injuries, so in that sense the system is more like a retiree health plan than a pension plan. And the Nottinghamshire police force does appear to be facing its own mini-version of the U.S. baby-boom aging crisis, as 9 of its 26 active dogs are expected to retire in the next three years.

Courtesy of Pensions & Investments