species vars and prep for resolving merge conflict

code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm

@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ K9 SCANNER
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/tracked_k9
 
 /obj/item/device/k9_scanner/Destroy()
+	. = ..()
 	tracked_k9 = null
 
 /obj/item/device/k9_scanner/attack(mob/attacked_mob as mob, mob/user as mob)

code/game/objects/items/pamphlets.dm

@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
 	bypass_pamphlet_limit = TRUE
 
 /obj/item/pamphlet/skill/k9_handler/can_use(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
-	if(issynthk9(user))
+	if(isk9synth(user))
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You don't need to use this! Give it to another marine to make them your handler."))
 		return FALSE
 
-	if(user.job != JOB_SQUAD_MEDIC)
-		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("Only squad corpsmen can use this."))
+	if(user.job != JOB_SQUAD_MEDIC && user.job != JOB_POLICE)
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("This is not meant for you."))
 		return
 
 	var/obj/item/card/id/ID = user.wear_id

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm

@@ -748,10 +748,10 @@ Applied by gun suicide and high impact bullet executions, removed by rejuvenate,
 		return
 	var/fire_sprite_sheet
 	var/fire_sprite_prefix
-	if (istype(species, /datum/species/monkey)) //Point towards burning sprites for monkeys
+	if (ismonkey(src)) //Point towards burning sprites for monkeys
 		fire_sprite_sheet = 'icons/mob/humans/onmob/OnFire.dmi'
 		fire_sprite_prefix = "monkey"
-	else if (istype(species, /datum/species/synthetic/synth_k9)) //Point towards burning sprites for k9_synths
+	else if (isk9synth(src)) //Point towards burning sprites for k9_synths
 		fire_sprite_sheet = 'icons/mob/humans/onmob/OnFire.dmi'
 		fire_sprite_prefix = "k9"
 	else //Default to human shaped fire sprites