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Posted by: JeepinWeezle

A group at work sent around this article (quoted below) about deployed dogs in Iraq needing food. They were all sad and wondering what they could do to help....until I replied with an email asking when they were planning on helping the SOLDIERS in Iraq. Not one thing has been mentioned about that in the past couple of years or not even about the recent tsunami relief until dogs are involved Makes me sick.....dont know where people's priorities are.....

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Soldier Begging For Dog Food For Deployed Dogs Commander Says Dogs Live Off Scraps And Garbage POSTED: 2:58 pm EST January 5, 2005 LAS VEGAS -- The commander of an Army Reserve detachment is begging friends back home to send food for Iraqi police dogs. "The dogs are starving and urgently need dry dog food," Capt. Gabriella Cook, commander of the Las Vegas-based 313th Military Police Detachment, said in a Dec. 28 e-mail reported Wednesday by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "Some of them have already died," Cook wrote. "Half of them are sick. We have no way of buying actual dog food here." Cook's unit arrived last month in the Iraq capital. She said 12 German shepherds and one black Labrador retriever trained for bomb-detection and attack at the Iraqi Police Academy in Baghdad have been eating table scraps and garbage. "It seems like an emergency situation," Diana Paivanas, a Henderson pet-care provider and Cook's friend, told the Review-Journal. "Something needs to be done now to save these dogs." Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., a veterinarian, directed a legislative aide to contact an Army liaison to investigate, a spokesman for the senator said. But when contacted Wednesday, his office said they were unsure where to send donations and that they are looking into it. Military officials at the Combined Press Information Center in Baghdad did not immediately respond to the newspaper's request for information about the food supply for U.S. canines in Iraq. Paivanas said she found it costs about $50 to mail a 30-pound bag of dog food to Cook. Henderson Veterinarian Terry Muratore estimated that each of the 13 working dogs would consume a 40 pounds or more of dry food per month. "If securing the country entails having security dogs that are healthy, then we should do that," Muratore said. "Surely there's space on a C-130 to get a pallet of dog food over there." If you would like to help feed the dogs, you may send checks to the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society. They are working with several companies to ship food to the animals as soon as possible. "PetSmart has donated a pallet of food, and we hope PetCo will do the same," Judith Ruiz, president of the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society said. Ruiz said several companies have donated food and that with the money, the Humane Society will be able to buy more dog food at a discounted rate and will also pay for shipping to Iraq. "All funds will go directly for the animals," Ruiz said. The Humane Society is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization. So your donation will be tax deductible. Send donations to: Las Vegas Valley Humane Society Funds For Dogs In Iraq 2250 E. Tropicana Suite 19 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Make checks payable to the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society. The group asks that you indicate in a letter or on the check that you want your donation to go to the dogs in Iraq.

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Posted by: KozmoKramer

Thats a good point Jeep. I'm a dog lover myelf, but people tend to ignore the fact that there are soldiers dying for our freedom and security. Do something good for the K9's, but dont forget the moms and dads who's children are out there putting thier asses on the line for us.

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