The simple answer is that for the purposes of law enforcement—at least in this country, although there are some examples I could give from other jurisdictions we looked at—it is limited to a dog and horse. Those are really the only animals that have been used in Canada for law enforcement in our history.
Military animal and service animal could conceivably involve a broader definition. One that comes to mind that has not been used for decades is carrier pigeons, but that again is not a very good modern example.
We have seen the use of primates in other jurisdictions for military purposes. Some individuals, persons with disabilities, may find innovative ways in which animals are able to help them in the daily conduct of their lives, but the classic examples that we have seen, for border services, for police, for military, are dogs that are used for protection, for searches, whether that be for narcotics or other illicit substances, and VIP protection.
Crowd control is another one. There are also avalanche and search and rescue dogs. In the context of the tragic circumstances we are seeing unfolding in Nepal, we know that animals provide invaluable service in their ability to respond to avalanches as we are seeing in the Himalayas.
That was the reason we tried to constrain the example in the law enforcement context to animals being dogs and horses.