Troops can keep up to two dogs, cats or smaller pets without needing permission. It comes as the government introduces a raft of measures to 'stop the rot' and improve standards in service accommodation Troops will face fewer bureaucratic hurdles (Image: Getty Images)

Troops in military accommodation will face fewer obstacles to owning pets under new rules introduced this week. ‌

Service personnel and their families have previously faced a bureaucratic process to get permission to own a pet if they live in military housing. ‌

But from this week they will be allowed to keep up to two dogs, cats or smaller pets without needing permission , with the Ministry of Defence recognising the "vital role" they play in family life and mental wellbeing. ‌

Defence minister Al C

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