Another dog story BUT on a very positive note

[jackjackjack]

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/30/military-dogs-return-to-us-adoption-by-battlefield/Military dogs' return to U.S., adoption by battlefield handlers facilitated by new legislation - Washington Times

 

 

Really don't have a comment... the article says it.

[Frequentflier]

Thanks for the post. Its about freaking time this happened. Congress still gets a zero approval rating for taking so long on a solution that should have become law a long time ago. Billions wasted in the military budget but the military and Congress couldn't do the right thing by these dogs and their handlers for too many decades. The cost to simply transport the animals home is huge so the new legislation takes a big burden off of handlers that want to bring their military dogs home.

 

Its easy to find many good animal rescue and/or assistance groups. Here's one I like & give to (not for military dogs but cats and dogs rescued by soldiers overseas).

 

https://www.facebook.com/puppyrescuemission

 

The "rescues" tab has some great stories about the soldiers & the animals they've saved with this organizations support.

 

http://www.puppyrescuemission.com/

[jackjackjack]

Thanks for the post. Its about freaking time this happened. Congress still gets a zero approval rating for taking so long on a solution that should have become law a long time ago. Billions wasted in the military budget but the military and Congress couldn't do the right thing by these dogs and their handlers for too many decades. The cost to simply transport the animals home is huge so the new legislation takes a big burden off of handlers that want to bring their military dogs home.

 

Its easy to find many good animal rescue and/or assistance groups. Here's one I like & give to (not for military dogs but cats and dogs rescued by soldiers overseas). The "rescues" tab is very moving.

 

http://www.puppyrescuemission.com/

 

Never knew about this puppy rescue organization. Wonderful!!

[rvwnsd]

The original link did not work for some reason. Here's another link:

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/30/military-dogs-return-to-us-adoption-by-battlefield/

[jackjackjack]

The original link did not work for some reason. Here's another link:

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/30/military-dogs-return-to-us-adoption-by-battlefield/

 

Thanks.

[+ poolboy48220]

When walking my dog in the park by my house, I occasionally run into a guy, Rich, with a retired military dog, Tommy. Such a great dog. He's 13 and a bit overwhelmed by my 18-month-old rescue's energy, but they play well together. Rich often admonishes Tommy with "if only the marines could see you now", but it's always with a smile.

[curiousnomore]

Military/Police dogs do what they are trained to do. And do it well. They should be taken care of after their service career is over.

[+ WmClarke]

Military/Police dogs do what they are trained to do. And do it well. They should be taken care of after their service career is over.

So should the veterans themselves.

[Zman]

Here's a video that's I think readers of this thread will like