PETITION TO HELP A DOG

[pluto'slanie]

This doesn't involve a dachsie, but is important to those of us who love animals. The person who sent this to me is a friend's daughter, so I believe it's legit.
> >
> > Robby an 11 yr. old Belgian Malinois will be killed in less that 6 months.
> > He is not sick. He has not done anything wrong. Why? Because Robby is a
> > professional military working dog. What this means is when Robby is retired
by the military he will be euthanized based on military policy which states:
such dogs after their years of service as military K-9 officers trained to
sniff out explosives and drugs are euthanized when they retire. In military
terms retire means euthanized. Even though
Robby's handler Shawn Mathey wants to adopt Robby, the military plans on
going ahead with the plan.
For more information, see Laura Denger's article in July 16 Dayton Daily
News.

Please sign your name to the petition below: COPY AND PASTE this
message, add your name to the bottom, and send it to everyone you know.

If you are the 100 person to sign, please forward this message to:
CAPT.LJFITZHARRISIVLJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL
AND GEORGE VOINOVICH AT VOINOVICH.SENATE.GOV
> >
> > ----PETITION----
> > I WANT TO JOIN THE SAVE ROBBY CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE USELESS KILLING OF
RETIRED MILITARY ANIMALS:
1 William Brabant Sault Ste Marie Mich
2 Bonnie Z. Virginia
3 Donna D. St. Louis, Mo. 4 Pat Lowe Texas
5 Kristi Sloan Texas
6 Quincy Sloan Texas
7 Veronica James Brandon, Fl
8 Gail Mills Connecticut
9 Janie Ladwig FL
10 Charlotte Forriester Alabama
11 Johnny Forriester Alabama
12 Vivian Whittal Georgia
13 Robert Whittal Georgia
14 Mary Jo B Pennsylvania
15 Sue Garison Pennsylvania
16 Tracy Smith Pennsylvania
17 Raven Weaver Nebraska
18 Kasey Weaver Nebraska
19 Jessica Shealor California
20 Jackie Dessel New Jersey
21 Craig Teitler New Jersey
22 Robyn Sherman New Jersey
23 Lanie Accles New York
24 Liz Accles New York
25 Donna Marie Lynch New York
26 Matty Levine New York
27 Jolynne Miller Wash. DC
_______________________________________________________________________

[georgette]

Thanks Lanie, I never knew this was military protocol. Sure, let's see what we can do. I'm wondering if a senator could help.
-g

[georgette]

Lanie, How is this going to work? If we copy this message then these names will be repeated.

[wireweiners]

Gee, I knew that the dogs that served in Vietnam were euthanized because there was a disease or parasite that affected dogs that they didn't want brought back to the states but I didn't know they did that to all the dogs that could no longer be used for service. What a way to pay them back for helping save peoples lives. The police usually let the handler adopt their dogs when they retire, why can't the military? Sounds like we should write our congressperson.

[pluto'slanie]

I'll copy the message and e mail it to you. I think that will work.

[Krista]

I live in Dayton, and I have not heard this story until now. I got on the Dayton Daily News website to see If I could read the article, but they wanted money for that...I get the paper too, but I must have missed that article.

I sent this petition on, and I will be trying to see If I can find out more. Dayton has a high military population since Wright-Patterson AFB and the US Air and Space Museum are both here. It really saddens me to hear of this crazy policy.

[Mark]

I hope we can save Robby. I just emailed the message to 49 people . . . did a copy/paste in the email window and typed my name as the number 1.

Lanie, maybe you should put this under the RESCUE topic, too. ?????

Thanks for letting us know,

Mark

[Penny's Aunt]

Please see my post under Rescue, dated 8-14. The original posting sent to many boards wasn't exactly accurate. Robbie is in no immediate danger, & will be evaluated & a decision made about whether or not he can live out his final days with his handler. He is being treated for arthritis by the military vets right now.