[kalee]

Military have a bad image among rescue groups and breeders for that very reason. They are known to dump pets when they move or are deployed, then get a new one when they return from deployment or are settled at next post. They receive extra scrutiny from breeders and rescues, while some just will not place an animal with military period.

[EinNYC]

I don't think this cretin's cruelty had anything to do with anything officially military--not that I condone cruel practice to animals by any entity. I just think he was being a heartless moron. He should be given a dishonorable discharge immediately. Why would the military want someone so defective in their organization? Moreover, a tattoo of a dog in a circle with a line through it should be etched on his forehead with a rusty tool and battery acid. RIP, you poor puppy.

As for what parents or grandparents did with surplus or deformed animals, that was a different time. Today, there are numerous rescues and shelters who would take those critters off your hands and either give them a home or give them a more humane ending than drowning, and the terror the poor animal must feel during that.