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Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs (futurism.com)

submitted 1 month ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] amadeus84@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ya see folks. In elons mind the future is chaos for all of us. Death war, disease, terror (likely instigated by them)

Follow what these billionares are doing. They will be living in palaces and far from the chaos theyre plotting

Please wake up

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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.

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Having dog handlers pay for the dogs they need for work is totally in line with having teachers pay for teaching tools.

[–] iwasnormalonce@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stop feeding Elon...

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He has enough body fat to survive until the heat death of the universe anyway.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah he keeps it in his frunk.

[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Relevant TV trope : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KickTheDog

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Dude I thought we all agreed that you can’t just drop links to TV Tropes all willy nilly like that. I have things to do today

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.