How the Army Failed Over 200 Afghanistan Service Dogs
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A damning report finds that the Army failed to do right by some of the more than 200 highly trained, loyal bomb-sniffing dogs that served with US soldiers in Afghanistan, detecting roadside bombs and saving lives, the AP reports.
The Defense Department’s inspector general determined that, after the program ended in 2014, some soldiers struggled or were unable to adopt the dogs they had handled. This included two dogs among 13 that were given to a private company to be used as service dogs for veterans but then abandoned at a Virginia kennel.
The report further says Congress amended the law in 2015 to give handlers top priority in adopting their dogs. The inspector general also faults the military for not properly screening those adopting the dogs, including law enforcement agencies and private individuals.
Edited via Newser.
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Ugh, that is all.
This sucks big time. Those dogs work as hard as any person does and deserve to be treated as veterans. I would think that they would still be of use at the VA hospitals.
It should NEVER EVER happen especially in the military where these dogs save lives. This is just awful!!!!!!
How does this even happen to these brave, wonderful dogs? There needs to be contingencies for the safe care of these animals after their tour is up, like there are for their handlers.