Dozens of military dogs end up being euthanized and denied a chance at being rehomed once found 'unfit for service'
Dogs have been used in military forces around the world for decades now but the story is the same in the majority of the cases when they are forced to retire from service in the military. Freedom of Information reports that in 2017 dozens of these loyal and hardworking military dogs were euthanized after they were deemed unfit for service by military officials and dog behavior experts. It was reported that a total of 41 dogs were culled when they could not perform the strenuous roles that they had been originally trained for by their handlers.
Mirror Online reported that many of these brave service dogs suffered from illnesses and chronic conditions. Other dogs who were forced to retire and then killed, however, were healthy animals but were judged by officials to be unfit for rehoming into civilian society.