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Military dogs euthanized as 'equipment' under cruel law
msn.com ^ | 6/30/2012 | Staff

Posted on 06/30/2012 2:23:02 AM PDT by shibumi

If roadside bombs and other hazards of war don't kill military dogs, senseless government regulations and red tape might. The United States is breeding 100 puppies a year to train for bomb sniffing and other soldierly duties, but many aren't making it back to happy homes because an obscure federal law classifies them as "equipment" rather than personnel -- and makes adopting them a financial and bureaucratic nightmare. A bill to require that the military ship the heroic dogs home and ease potential veterinarian costs for adopting families is currently bogged down in Congress, as dogs continue to be euthanized. In the meantime, at least there is an occasional happy ending.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; doggieping; dogsoldiers; k9; military
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To: Salamander

Will bookmark it and ask for an email reminder. (I thought there was something wrong that I couldn’t access it now, lol!)


81 posted on 06/30/2012 10:36:09 PM PDT by JLLH
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To: Salamander

I’m sure I will be in tears, though, no doubt. I can’t stand to read about or see pics of Laika. Also can’t watch Hachi. Devotion and loyalty are soooo standard for animals, and soooo lacking in humanity as another FReeper said it best earlier (though I think it was on the “Neurotic cat” thread).


82 posted on 06/30/2012 10:42:26 PM PDT by JLLH
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To: JLLH; arbooz
"When all other friends desert, he remains" *ping*.


83 posted on 06/30/2012 11:18:54 PM PDT by Salamander (I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name.)
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To: shibumi

Moslems HATE dogs (unlike Americans)
and the undocumented Tyrant is Moslem.


84 posted on 07/01/2012 4:16:44 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: shibumi

Do they need them for White House dinners?


85 posted on 07/01/2012 4:31:38 AM PDT by bluecat6 ( "A non-denial denial. They doubt our heritage, but they don't say the story is not accurate.")
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To: LearsFool
Here's a great story about Don Bosco and the dog God sent to keep him safe. Suffice it to say Grigio was never "put down."

When returning home one night through a bad and dangerous part of the town, he saw a magnificent dog of huge size following him. At first he was frightened but quickly came to see that the dog was friendly. The animal walked by his side and accompanied him to the door of his house and then went away. This happened five, six or eight times. He called the dog Grigio.
86 posted on 07/01/2012 5:42:31 AM PDT by mlizzy (And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell others not to kill? --MT)
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To: ZULU

“...Of course the CURRENT occupant of the Oval Office,..”

I thought he eats them.


87 posted on 07/01/2012 6:22:31 AM PDT by lgjhn23
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To: Fire_on_High

Ref your post #27, I’ll second that. LearsFool can go to some corner and attempt an act which is physically impossible but he is worthy of the act.

Freepers like that embarrass the site.


88 posted on 07/01/2012 7:29:15 AM PDT by OldPossum ( "it's" is the contraction of either "it is" or "it has"; "its" is the possessive pronoun)
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To: shibumi
Military dogs "used" to be considered soldiers. I'm not sure exactly when that changed.

When they found out that most dogs vote Republican.

89 posted on 07/01/2012 8:45:41 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Cvengr

If this is about puddles of money, my guess is that the dogs could be transferred to the VA in lieu of therapy money for PTSD. I’d hazard a guess that the transition to civilian life with a buddy in war would be greatly facilitated and at lower cost.


90 posted on 07/01/2012 8:50:12 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party Switcheroo: Economic crisis! Zero's eligibility Trumped!! Hillary 2012!!!)
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To: LearsFool
Wow, PETA has invaded FreeRepublic.

Although I get the gist of your comment, I think it only fair to say that FR has always had moral and just people who have families, and pets, and care about the treatment of pets.

That they would want to post on a thread about killing trained military dogs for no good reason just makes sense.

91 posted on 07/01/2012 8:52:28 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: LearsFool
God placed man and the animals in their proper place, and called it “good”. All this PETA-speak demeans both us and them.

And MAN's PLACE is deciding whether he thinks the euthanasia is JUST or UNJUST.

If these dogs cannot be 'reassigned' to a new master, that is one justification.

If they cannot be 'retrained' as pets and adopted, that is another justification.

What is more disconcerting to me is that while we EUTHANIZE the dogs, we just let humans like TERRI SCHIAVO die painfully overs weeks deprived of the things we normally provide to dogs.... food and water.

But neither irresponsible treatment of animals nor appreciation for them justifies elevating them to the status of human beings.

True. However, go shoot a police dog. See what reality does for you when you are charged with murder.

There's the way things should be, and there's the way things are. And the gap between the two is getting wider all the time.

92 posted on 07/01/2012 9:05:18 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: shibumi
We are rapidly becoming what we once fought to free ourselves from.

Everything from government reads like the warning label on a high risk experimental prescription drug where the potential side effects are worse than the disease.

93 posted on 07/01/2012 9:25:30 AM PDT by GBA (To understand what is happening to America and why, read The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn)
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To: Salamander

Beautiful pic, Salamander. Thanks for sharing!


94 posted on 07/01/2012 10:04:16 AM PDT by JLLH
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To: UCANSEE2
Although I get the gist of your comment, I think it only fair to say that FR has always had moral and just people who have families, and pets, and care about the treatment of pets. That they would want to post on a thread about killing trained military dogs for no good reason just makes sense.

I'm glad someone understands. Thanks for saying so, and for not merely trying to shut me up.

I, too, care about the treatment of my dogs. But I realize that it's best for them - and for me - if I bear in mind that God made me in His image, and placed them beneath me. When I forget that, both I and my pets suffer for it.

There's the way things should be, and there's the way things are. And the gap between the two is getting wider all the time.

You make a good point. When we elevate dogs to equality with human beings, we get exactly what you describe here:

while we EUTHANIZE the dogs, we just let humans like TERRI SCHIAVO die painfully overs weeks deprived of the things we normally provide to dogs.... food and water.

Why some FReepers can't connect the dots puzzles me. Though they don't realize it, they're following the lead of PETA and other Darwinist enterprises, with no idea where it leads.

Judging by the responses in this discussion, some simply don't care to see where it leads: to Terri Schiavo's grave.
95 posted on 07/01/2012 10:16:41 AM PDT by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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To: UCANSEE2

I should add that we don’t have to be able to connect the dots in order to avoid PETA’s “kill Terri Schiavo” pitfalls. All we have to do is bear in mind what God said about place He assigned to man and the place He assigned to the animals, and both we and our pets will be blessed.


96 posted on 07/01/2012 10:24:32 AM PDT by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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To: LearsFool
Wow, PETA has invaded FreeRepublic.

Apparently you've never had any of yours saved by one of these dogs and have instead left the fighting to those better than yourself. So, I kindly request that you STFU.

97 posted on 07/01/2012 11:07:40 AM PDT by Repeat Offender (1 if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by SCOTUS)
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To: JLLH

That is our local loyalty legend, Rollo.

When his master died, the dog took up watch on his grave and refused to move, depsite the best efforts of townspeople to coax him with food.

They tried to take him home and adopt him but he always returned to his master’s side.

Eventually they gave up and just fed and sheltered him in place, as best as they could.

After years of faithfully guarding his master’s body, he died and they gathered money for a monument to him.

Nobody remembers the man now but Rollo *never* goes without fresh flowers on his grave and as you can see, nearly two hundred years of hands patting his head and back have worn the marble smooth.
[his wavy fur used to be all over but it’s been worn off by loving hands]

I stopped by and gave him a pat just last month.

He gets posted here quite often, when the occasion arises.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2658982/posts


98 posted on 07/01/2012 12:14:27 PM PDT by Salamander (I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name.)
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To: LearsFool

‘Though they don’t realize it, they’re following the lead of PETA and other Darwinist enterprises, with no idea where it leads.

Judging by the responses in this discussion, some simply don’t care to see where it leads: to Terri Schiavo’s grave.”

By your own logic, we could’ve averted Terri’s murder by making sure *all* life is held sacred, starting with “lowly” animals.

Because we did not, ‘they” felt free to move up to higher beings.

Remember this when you read of cops shooting harmless dogs because they “felt threatened”.

Once they’ve all become numb to killing dogs [man’s best friend] imagine how easy the transition will be to mankind, itself.

Why you can’t connec the dots puzzles -me-.

“A man’s soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog.” -Charles Doran


99 posted on 07/01/2012 12:24:38 PM PDT by Salamander (I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name.)
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To: Salamander

Heartbreaking, but so typical. I’m so glad they made a monument of him. That speaks well of them. So much for those who want to give the “I’m so much better than a dog or any animal” rant on these threads. They have MUCH to learn. MUCH.


100 posted on 07/01/2012 12:33:35 PM PDT by JLLH
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