CNN: Military hospital opens for dogs wounded in Iraq War

[kestrel91316]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/21/war.dogs.hospital.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

***Facility in Texas gives advanced medical treatment for combat-wounded dogs
***Hospital director: "We act as the Walter Reed of the veterinary world"
***Demand for military working dogs has jumped dramatically since 9/11 attacks
***Hospital has operating rooms, digital radiography, CT scanning equipment

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I met some Army veterinarians in NOLA when I went there in July. One of the sad things about these military dogs is that because they are often trained to be aggressive to humans, they can be difficult if not impossible to place in new homes when they retire.........maybe the bomb-sniffers are not as aggressive as the guard dogs.......at any rate, they go through them like me through potato chips, it sounds like.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. What a wonderful idea. Those dogs save lives and do so without knowing the danger they face.

Since they are put into the line of fire by men, they should be cared for by those same men...meaning the military.


Perhaps the retired dogs should have a special place set up for them at Best Friends Sanctuary. It is the least the govt can do for them. They are not disposable..to be used and then discarded.