Posted on Jun 2, 2016
Has anyone attempted to bring a dog back from Iraq? I'm not looking at doing it but the question came up in conversation.
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I know that we weren't allowed to touch or associate with animals over there because of rabies.
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You know how Americans love dogs. And the animals over there know it. If you have a sympathetic command, there are organizations that can help. Puppy Rescue Mission and Nowzad are 2 organizations that help our military bring back dogs they befriended and cared for in Afghanistan.
http://www.nowzad.org/
http://www.puppyrescuemission.com/
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You know how Americans love dogs. And the animals over there know it. If you have a sympathetic command, there are organizations that can help. Puppy Rescue Mission and Nowzad are 2 organizations that help our military bring back dogs they befriended and cared for in Afghanistan.
http://www.nowzad.org/
http://www.puppyrescuemission.com/
Nowzad | Rescuing stray and abandoned animals in Afghanistan
The original aim of the charity was to support serving soldiers on the front lines of Afghanistan rescue the companion animals they had adopted during their arduous tour of duty. To date we have now assisted over 800 soldiers serving in Afghanistan to be reunited back in their home countries (USA, UK, Canada, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Holland and Germany) with the dog or cat that adopted them since our formation as Nowzad the non profit...
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I myself have not, but do know of someone that has done it. So it is or was possible.
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Yes, one of the Airmen I served with was able to bring a civilian dog back. IT cost a heck of a lot and Tripod stayed in holding for quite a long time.
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