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| Tuska Killed in Hizbullah Attack |
| 2004-05-09 |
| A member of the IDFâs âOketzâ (Stinger) unit of K-9 bomb-smelling dogs, Tuska, was also killed in Fridayâs Hizbullah attack in the Har Dov region of the northern border. The unitâs medic received telephone instructions as efforts in the field continued to stabilize Tuska, who was eventually transported to the clinic of Dr. Gil Shavit. Shavit instructed the medic in the field in controlling the bleeding and stabilizing the dogâs until he could be transported. Upon arriving at his clinic a number of hours later, Shavit immediately realized the dog sustained serious abdominal and head injuries and was covered with shrapnel. Efforts to resuscitator him failed and Tuska will be laid to rest today alongside 17 other dogs, all members of the Oketz unit that were killed in the line of duty. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #7 Saddahm tortures dogs. GWB has a Scottish Terrier sidekick. What does that say? We ought to let some of those Baghdad dogs munch on some of the Head-bowlers. {woof} |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-10 12:42:33 AM |
| #6 Right. And the Muslims hate all dogs because they are supposedly unclean. Saddam was noted for torturing and viciously killing dogs. One more strike against the RoP. |
| Posted by: mac 2004-05-09 10:58:21 PM |
| #5 They aren't humans, and we do them no favors when we treat them as if they are True. They treat me like a dog tho. ;> |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-09 1:56:25 PM |
| #4 I'm sure the team is in deed in mourning. Dogs are incredible animals ... more complex socially than even the great apes in some ways ... with senses we can barely guess at. But then I'm biased as I share my life with half a dozen of them, have stayed up all night as puppies whelped, and wonder each time one of my spaniels scents a bird hidden 100 feet away or a Whippet overtakes a rabbit with a 50 yard head start .... They aren't humans, and we do them no favors when we treat them as if they are. But there are real personalities inside those furry bodies. Wouldn't give mine up for anything. |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-05-09 1:39:35 PM |
| #3 This bothers me more than it should. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-09 12:38:56 PM |
| #2 10 Hezbollah dead for every Israeli K-9 dog! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-09 9:58:29 AM |
| #1 Hatfield and crew are in mourning. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-09 9:49:28 AM |