I'd like to emphasize that this is my personal perspective. It is my opinion that when an animal that is doing service, whether it be a police dog or a service dog for someone with a disability, is attacked by somebody, it should be treated as though they are attacking the person, not the animal.
Police officers serve our community and so do their dogs. My dog serves only me. Do I think that when police officers are attacked the sentence should be stronger? Absolutely, because they're there to protect me. I feel the same about service animals.
I don't believe my service dog is any less dedicated, devoted, or trained, but I do believe there is an understanding that a police dog is giving up their life for our community. So I'm perfectly fine with the emphasis being on the police dogs. I'm just thrilled that people understand that dogs like mine are at the same risk and should also be considered within this legislation.