The United States State Department says that ten percent of bomb-sniffing canines, lent to countries like Egypt and Jordan in a program to help control and prevent bombings, died after being mistreated. The Inspector General that discovered the disturbing trend now suggests the U.S. suspend the program altogether.
The Hill reports that the State Department’s Inspector General found, in September, that “at least 10 of the 100 explosive-detection dogs sent to Jordan between 2008 and 2016 died of ‘various medical problems,’ while others were living in ‘unhealthy conditions.'” Last Friday, the same inspector general released a follow-up report, adding that they’d “received notice of additional canine deaths” since September” and that the State Department should take immediate action to stop the program.
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