Greater Care for Military Dogs
<p><span word="Animal">Animal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risked">risked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="canine">canine</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Cuellar">Cuellar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> [<span word="we">we</span>] <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cuellar">Cuellar</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reunited">reunited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="handlers">handlers</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Ganzert">Ganzert</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Humane">Humane</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="selects">selects</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Hero">Hero</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="awards">awards</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="shepherd">shepherd</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Sgt">Sgt</span>. <span word="Rambo">Rambo</span>, <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="amputated">amputated</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mascot">mascot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gizmo">Gizmo</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gift">Gift</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="K">K</span>-9 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span>.</p>
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