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sl8

(13,644 posts) Fri Oct 9, 2020, 06:31 AM Oct 2020

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Which means they will deploy them to even more dangerous settings... hlthe2b Oct 2020 #1

hlthe2b

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1. Which means they will deploy them to even more dangerous settings...

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Fri Oct 9, 2020, 06:56 AM

Oct 2020

I'm not saying they shouldn't use the incredibly valuable sense of smell that dogs can provide, but there needs to be some balance and at least some concern for these wonderful animals who are just as much a "servicemember" as their human handlers. I worry that as the risk to humans is more and more eliminated, these dogs will become "expendable" lives. There has to be a risk balance in their use.