http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/10/dogs-away-pups-go-parachuting-to-sniff-out-the-taliban/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/10/dogs-away-pups-go-parachuting-to-sniff-out-the-taliban/comment-page-1/#comment-54412 cray Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:46:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=13938#comment-54412 PETA can go piss up a rope. They should stop killing healthy animals if they want any sane person to take them seriously. PETA can go piss up a rope. They should stop killing healthy animals if they want any sane person to take them seriously.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/10/dogs-away-pups-go-parachuting-to-sniff-out-the-taliban/comment-page-1/#comment-54404 omar Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:23:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=13938#comment-54404 PETA said "are not ours to use and toss away like empty ammunition shells". True. But then, ARE they thrown away like empty ammunition shells? I would bet that the SAS takes good care of its dogs, better than some owners back home and far better than strays are likely to live in Afghanistan...They do face real danger, but then so do bomb-sniffing dogs in general. The question of whether we can justify using ANY animal for ANY job is an interesting one, but this particular use seems within the pale...at the edge of the pale, but still within the pale. PETA said “are not ours to use and toss away like empty ammunition shells”. True. But then, ARE they thrown away like empty ammunition shells? I would bet that the SAS takes good care of its dogs, better than some owners back home and far better than strays are likely to live in Afghanistan…They do face real danger, but then so do bomb-sniffing dogs in general. The question of whether we can justify using ANY animal for ANY job is an interesting one, but this particular use seems within the pale…at the edge of the pale, but still within the pale.

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