Defence Animal Training Regiment

Defence Animal Training Regiment
Active1946–present
Country United Kingdom
TypeTraining
RoleTraining for military veterinary staff, farriers, military working dogs, and horses
Garrison/HQMelton Mowbray, Leicestershire

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.