(from chicagoist.com)

Starting this summer, Chicago will get its latest parade of animal-related public art. Some 200 dog statues will be on display downtown, primarily along Michigan Avenue, as part of a collaboration between the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and PAWS Chicago.Dubbed K-9s for Cops, the initiative aims to honor police officers who died or were injured in the line of duty. (MORE HERE)

Love this kind of thing. Is it okay to pet these statues or are they considered to be on duty like the real police K-9s??