Defence Animal Training Regiment

Defence Animal Training Regiment
Regiment logo
Active1946 (1946) – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeTraining regiment
RoleTraining for veterinarians, farriers, military working dogs, and horses
Part ofRoyal Army Veterinary Corps
GarrisonRemount Barracks, Melton Mowbray
WebsiteOfficial website

The Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR) is a training establishment, based in Melton Mowbray, east Leicestershire. It trains animals, of which the most numerous are dogs, for all three armed forces. Its headquarters are also the principal base of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps.

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