Saturday, November 20, 2010

Employee Responsible From Accidentally Euthanizing Soldier Saving Afghan Dog "Target" Fired

This does not exactly make for a happy ending to this sad story; there really is not much that could have though.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/arizona-worker-fired-for-euthanizing-war-hero-dog

"A county employee in Arizona has been fired after mistakenly euthanizing a dog that saved soldiers in Afghanistan and lived through explosions in the war-torn country, officials announced Friday.

The unidentified Pinal County animal control employee euthanized the female shepherd mix on Monday and was immediately placed on administrative leave.

The dog named Target had been brought to the Phoenix area in August by Sgt. Terry Young after his tour of duty.

Target frightened a suicide bomber inside a military base and potentially saved dozens of soldiers’ lives, Young said. He said the dog was treated like royalty from then on at the base at Dand Patan, near the Pakistan border.
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