US Mandates Military Dogs be Retired in US

A gigantic defense spending bill signed Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama will allow U.S. military dogs to be returned to the United States upon their retirement and gives their military handlers first chance to adopt them. Previously, U.S. military dogs could be retired overseas, which made them civilians and thus ineligible for military transport home to the U.S. The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act changes that with provisions backed by the American Humane Association....

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