Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs
Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs
As Elon Musk's DOGE continues to plunder the federal government, even the TSA's bomb-sniffing K9 units aren't safe.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26858906
Summary
A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.
The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are "put on hold" until further guidance.
TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.
The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s "tough on crime" stance and coincided with the White House celebrating "K9 Veterans Day."
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Every time I read something about the USA in the last few weeks I think "Wow that's shitty. How can it get worse?"
In short order, the answer to my question is served up. I find it worse when the victims cannot speak or stand up for themselves. Though horrible things are happening to a wide range of victims at least they can protest, take action etc. The dogs cannot. I only hope that the handlers make sure the welfare of these animals is taken care of despite the order. They do not deserve to be pawns in the MAGA game, but then no one does.
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Same here. Since 2016.
There's no such thing as rock bottom, there is only one point where "it cannot get any worse": death. Total annihilation.
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Yes, but is it instant death, like a plane crash, because the FAA got defunded, or a slow excruciating death because your Healthcare was cut? Or by dehydration in some internment camp because you liked a tweet by AOC?
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Turns out rock bottom has a basement.
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I have an idea for what we could feed those dogs.
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I'm not sure whether that would be healthy for dogs.
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The rich?
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Failing to feed and look after animals you are responsible of is animal abuse and illegal.
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I thought that we already established that in Magastan "illegal" is only for poor people.
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and critics. dont forget critics
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Having dog handlers pay for the dogs they need for work is totally in line with having teachers pay for teaching tools.
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That didn't sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often. That could blow up in his face.
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🙏
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That didn’t sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often.
I am sure that he doesn't fly on commercial public transport.
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nice pun 😙👌
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Elon order government. They said it out loud.
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Stop feeding Elon...
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This might blow up in his face. In more than one way.
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They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.
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Da, tovarisch
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As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.
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You can't put food "on hold".
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What an absolute cunt.
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I'd take the dog home and keep it as a pet. Stop bringing it to work. No bomb dogs at the air ports.
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Relevant TV trope : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KickTheDog
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Someone should make him watch this
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With our luck, he'll wind up also refusing to feed Jim Belushi.
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His career would have done that after a year or two if his brother hadn't died
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