Tag: dogs of war

Dogs of War – Iraq

Dogs play many roles during wartime: soldier, hero, innocent victim. Animal Fair considers war from the perspective of the dog in Iraq. By Carrie Devorah The war in Iraq was not fought by man alone. The US Army increased its usage of its most valued military weapon – war dogs,

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Wendy Diamond

Dogs of War in Northern Ireland

Endemic to Northern Ireland is an unusually high number of ‘masculine’ dogs wandering the streets. Some say black Labradors, mastiffs and other militant type dogs are a fashion statement. Others call them a reality encouraged by military presence in Northern Ireland. For generations, dogs warned that Irish Catholics, British Military,

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