Pentagon debunks reports claiming US abandoned dozens of military service dogs in Kabul
Christian Datoc
Tue, August 31, 2021, 11:53 AM·3 min read
The Pentagon shot down reports Tuesday that the U.S. military had abandoned dozens of military service dogs in Kabul while conducting its final withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday.
"The U.S. priority mission was the evacuation of U.S. citizens, SIV, and vulnerable Afghans. However, to correct erroneous reports, the U.S. military did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport, to include the reported 'military working dogs,'" a Defense Department spokesman told the Washington Examiner. "Photos circulating online were animals under the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs under the care of the U.S. military. Despite an ongoing complicated and dangerous retrograde mission, U.S. forces went to great lengths to assist the Kabul Small Animal Rescue as much as possible."
Kabul Small Animal Rescue is a "veterinary clinic and non-profit organization that has been helping animals in Afghanistan" in affiliation with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals since 2020.
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