The majority of people like, if not love, dogs. I would think dog lovers would gravitate to the dogs and ensure they were cared for.
I would have volunteered for this duty and I would think many others would too.
Give them a room in the barracks. Soldiers love them. The more the merrier.
I was thinking about the same thing, the handlers would not allow this abuse to happen, they would spend their own money and time to correct it. Makes me think there is more to the story.