Military dog in line for adoption could be put down because of bureaucratic red tape
I pray the media attention on this story and Senator Schumer’s efforts make the Pentagon to get its ass in gear. This brave military dog should not have to pay the ultimate price because of an over bloated bureaucracy.
A former Marine is hitting bureaucratic red tape in her quest to adopt the military service dog she served with in Iraq before it is put down.
Former Corporal Megan Leavey, of Rockland County, wants to take in a German shepherd named Sergeant Rex. They hunted for IEDs on Iraq during two tours of duty.
They were both severely injured in Iraq when an IED exploded near them. The dog is 10 years old now and can no longer serve.
“This is not (the Marines) first priority,” Leavey admits, “A lot of times it gets lost in the shuffle.”
But time is running out for the faithful dog.
“He’s done his duty. It’s time for him to relax,” Leavey says.
Sen. Charles Schumer has stepped in and has asked the military to expedite Leavey’s application to adopt Sergeant Rex before he is put to sleep.
“The Marines don’t have a reason against reuniting them, it’s just a slow bureaucracy,” Shumer says.
“It’s life or death,” Leavey says for her former partner.
