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San Diego County military bases have failed to provide proper shelter and care for many of their working canines, periodically exposing the dogs to extreme weather and potential infections, according to a new report by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
The problem was especially acute at Naval Base San Diego and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which each experienced 30 days when temperatures were above 85 degrees and 94 days when they were below 45 degrees during the 2021-2024 time period, the report says.
The dogs at those “locations were housed in an open-air facility with chain-link outer walls and a corrugated metal roof and were exposed to extreme weather …” the report says.
The study adds that kennel masters at Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego told reviewers that dogs were subject to getting “wet due to rain and standing water from inadequate shelter and drainage.” The situation caused solid waste to back up in the kennels, exposing dogs to fecal matter.
The report further says that a military supplier provided the three bases with dogs that were infected with highly contagious Read Entire Article
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