Operation Military Pets

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by CJ Grisham @ A Soldier's Perspective blog

This is a pretty neat and unique organization that I want to share with you.

The Crisis: When military families are ordered to a new base in the U.S. or around the world, moving bills pile up. The military pays for many moving costs, but they don’t help our military families relocate the family pet. The cost for pet transportation can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars. All over the United States shelters near military bases report high surrender rates when military families can’t afford to relocate their dog or cat. Military families are being torn apart.

This happened to me several times in my career. Read more about this great organization @ Operation Military Pets | A Soldier's Perspective

 

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Are military working dogs suitable pets?

 

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Are military working dogs suitable pets?

It depends what they were used for.

In most cases, military working dogs are "civilianized" before being put up for adoption. It's a different program though. This is for PETS of service members.