Petition: Set Up Trauma Registry to Save Injured US Military Working Dogs

Currently, the military has a trauma registry for humans. It is a “structural collection of data from combat injuries is important to improve provided care and the outcome of (combat) casualties.” It’s great for helping soldiers, but something similar is necessary in order to help the many Military Working Dogs that also suffer injuries on the job.

Between 2001 and 2013, over 90 Military Working Dogs died in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mostly, they died from gunshot wounds, explosions and heat-related stress.

Representatives from the Department of Defense’s Military Working Dog Veterinary Service agree that a trauma registry could save the lives of these dog heroes. Like the trauma registry that already exists for humans, it would contain information about Military Working Dog injuries and deaths to help improve training for veterinarians and the dogs’ handlers.

It does cost money to create and maintain. Specifically, it would cost about $300,000 to set up and about $115,000 each year to maintain. But The Department of Defense has a budget of over $600 billion, so they could create a fund for this if they made it a priority.

Sign this petition urging the Department of Defense to create a fund to set up a trauma registry to save the lives of military working dogs.

Sign these other relevant petitions to help animals as well:

• Save UK Military Dogs From Death After Retirement
• Demand an End to the U.S. Military Housing Dog Breed Ban
• Ban Brutal Military Animal Experiments in the UK Funded by the US

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