Posted on 09/05/2021 6:22:40 AM PDT by dynachrome
An East Tennessee woman said she refused multiple opportunities to escape Afghanistan in an effort to save military contract dogs left behind during the hasty American withdrawal.
Clinton, Tennessee native Charlotte Maxwell-Jones is the director and founder of Kabul Small Animal Rescue in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she has lived for 11 years.
She said she’s staying behind until roughly 130 dogs, about 50 of which are military contract dogs, are safely evacuated.
“They’re my responsibility and I love them and I care for them. I think there’s a less chance of recovering them if I’m not here,” said Maxwell-Jones.
Maxwell-Jones told WVLT News that military contract dogs, like working dogs owned by the military, are trained to sniff bombs and perform crucial tasks to help neutralize threats for U.S. troops while overseas. However, she said that military contract dogs aren’t given the same priority as military dogs.
The main difference between a contract dog and a military dog is who owns it. According to Department of Defense spokesperson Eric Pahon, contract dogs are hired from outside companies to do work for the military, but the military does not own them.
Since the military does not own the contract animals or have access to their health records, they must take charter flights, not military ones, out of the country, Pahon told WVLT News. However, he did confirm that the department has worked with Kabul Small Animal Rescue to move the contract dogs into a safer, fenced in area.
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Taliban treat dogs about as good as they treat women?
Just followed orders? So did soldiers orb the Reich.
What this Woman is trying to do does not take away anything from the efforts of others to get out of that Shithole Country.
That’s like the usual Leftist claptrap that we should cut the Defense Budget or NASA because that same money could fund another failed Government Social Program.
As another Poster stated, Apples and Oranges.
That all sounds very noble and righteous, but she may want to rethink that while she still has a choice.
Her mission is to save these dogs.
Although, I seriously doubt she would turn an American away.
Stupid comparison and you know it.
Godwin’s Law.
God bless her and her work!
The Bible speaks to the treatment of animals (beasts), and she’s doing the right thing. Bring the four-legged animals here, and leave the two-legged animals who want to kill us.
Godwin is just some leftist moron who resented when leftist lunacy was correctly pointed out as tracking perfectly with the third Reich, and it’s accurate as a comparison.
It’s highly doubtful that DC specified to leave behind the working dogs. It was an order that could have easily been ignored in the chaos.
“Just following orders” doesn’t cut it when the orders come from communist generals.
I wonder what the US would be like if we were as concerned about the unborn children, the Christians living in oppressive Muslim countries, or fellow citizens that have been locked up for months in DC as we are about dogs and cats.
Comparing our troops to Nazis is incorrect and just f’ing stupid.
How about blaming the PMC’s for leaving their dogs?
Ok Heinie...
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Excellent post.
These wonderful, loyal dogs served the US military and they deserve a better fate than to be cruelly stranded in Trashcanistan, only to be tortured and slaughtered.
We need more people like this lady.
I don’t know anyone who is anti-abortion who then by definition must have disregard for the welfare of animals. There are millions of us.
+5
Such an astute observation, for IF we had more Americans like this courageous heart-filled-with -love woman the other issues would not be lingering as damnable testimony to ur dead Republic sovereigns, we the people, cum we the sheeple.
I think she will do it. The go fund me she is running is doing well.
Personally I think I would leave the two sheep there...
And, leave the Taliban something to f#ck?
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