The United States Police Canine Association, Region 19 serves Law Enforcement Canine Professionals in Michigan, USA & Ontario, Canada
The General Nature of the Objectives and Purposes of the USPCA:
To unite in a common cause all law enforcement agencies utilizing the services of the canine as an aid in the prevention and detection of crime
To promote friendship and brotherhood between all those interested in the training and utilization of the canine in police work
To endeavor to establish a minimum working standard, and improve the abilities of the canine in police work, thereby rendering better service to the community
To establish and maintain a legal assistance fund for acts resulting in civil suits from the use of police trained canines
To coordinate the exchange of any advanced techniques of training of the utilization of police dogs
To improve the image of the working police dog to the populace in general through improved public service in the prevention and detection of crime
To aid and assist those law enforcement agencies making application for information concerning the establishment of canine sections within their respective departments
