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"Irrespective of the outcome, this gross oversight of justice must be stopped from happening again, as it did in Vietnam too," he said.
"To that end, we call on Congress to take action to classify contract working dogs on the same level as military working dogs. Failure to do anything less is a failure of humanity and a condemnation of us all."
https://twitter.com/manishmedia/status/1432535459964489734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1432535459964489734%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-40720317912966734544.ampproject.net%2F2108132216000%2Fframe.html Related links: Kirstie Allsopp brands Pen Farthing’s Afghanistan pet rescue a ‘betrayal’ Pen Farthing and rescue dogs trapped in Afghanistan after UK shuts Kabul airport gates Ricky Gervais calls Australian council ‘c***s’ for shooting rescue dogs due to Covid restrictions Efforts are being made to try and bring the canines back to the US, with Veteran Sheepdogs of America trying to raise money to cover the cost of transporting the contracted military working animals to safety. https://twitter.com/VetSheepdogsUS/status/1432569494577168388 Meanwhile in the UK, Pen Farthing has managed to make it back home with all of the animals that were being cared for by his charity Nowzad. The ex-marine had refused to leave Afghanistan without his animals, and it had recently looked as if he would be unable to get them out of the country. However, he managed to raise £365,000 to charter a jet, and arrived at Heathrow on Sunday with all his animals. Sadly though, his staff were "not allowed through the final barrier," with the charity saying they will "do our utmost to help them." https://twitter.com/PenFarthing/status/1431995545309036547
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