Help for dogs in the military

December 17th, 2009

A friend of mine wrote me a note: a vet clinic has “tons of stuff and $$ collected for military dogs and adopted dogs in Iraq” but they need to know where/who to send it to. Any ideas?

I didn’t have any ideas, but had seen this topic come up on Twitter now and then. I posted this question on the AboutVetMed Facebook and Twitter pages, to see if anyone had ideas. Lots of ideas came pouring in. I have not dealt with any of these sites, so use your own judgement and discretion, as when dealing with any charity. Hopefully this information will be valuable to viewers and dogs in need.

From Facebook

Angela Jordan wrote:
SPCA International

http://www.spcai.org/

Operation Baghdad Pups Hundreds of U.S. troops serving in the Middle East befriend animals in the war zone in order to cope with the hardship and terror they face every day. Unfortunately, it is against military regulations for active duty personnel to care for an animal, let alone bring it home using military resources. U.S. troops need your help! Learn about the program and how you can help support U.S. troops and their loyal pets.

Mary Elizabeth Lorio wrote:

Yes!! Operation Baghdad pups. They help get animals befriended by OUR SOLDIERS home to the states. It’s part of SPCA INTERNATIONAL – NO BUDDY LEFT BEHIND!!

There is also a website to purchase military working dogs with cooling vests. (athough I am sure they don’t need them right now)
Check out:
www.helpingudders.com/MWD.htm

You may want to find out if they need dog booties (to protect the dogs feet from sharp objects, cold and heat etc), Dog doggles-protect the eyes – www.rayallen.com

I DO SUPPORT OPERATION BAGHDAD PUPS

From Twitter

PetsforPatriots
Op Baghdad Pups http://bit.ly/pGePG; also Military Working Dog Foundation http://bit.ly/1Ci9Lf

seabiscuit7
Iraqi Society for Animal Welfare (ISAW) c/o Jeffery Veuleman, CPA KBR Central, APO AE 09316 Iraq- farahmurrani@hotmail.com

DrFausty
I’d suggest @dangerroom as an excellent (and caring) contact for similarly-minded military folks.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/

Operation Baghdad Pups
http://www.spcai.org/baghdad-pups.html [more]

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