Vietnam war dogs

[Catty1]

Not to excuse it at all...but perhaps many of the people were literally starving?

I know in some Asian countries, like China, dogs are sold as food animals.

I don't like it either.

[wombat2u2004]

Not to excuse it at all...but perhaps many of the people were literally starving?

I know in some Asian countries, like China, dogs are sold as food animals.

I don't like it either.

I don't think that's the case....starving people or not....those dogs were treated kinda special, as a lot of us relied very heavily on their senses.
I would like to know that they were ALL given good burials...as ours were.
I'd hazard a guess that whoever put the rumour around that they were eaten, was just being malicious.
Wombat

[Catty1]

What I meant was that, perhaps, many Vietnamese people were starving after the war.

[Marigold2]

I cannot believe that any soldier who relied on a dog for safety would let him by eaten. Either before during or after the war.

[wombat2u2004]

I cannot believe that any soldier who relied on a dog for safety would let him by eaten. Either before during or after the war.

That's true....and it never happened to our dog. Anyway, those dogs were treated as soldiers....even had a rank and service number.
I missed ours when I finally come home....he was a great fella.
Wom

[Freedom]

According to this site, some were turned over to the South Vietnamese Army. Maybe those were the ones who were eaten?

http://www.uswardogs.org/id32.html
If you google Vietnam War dogs, no quotes, lots of hits:

http://community-2.webtv.net/Hahn-50thAP-K9/K9History6/

What happens to war dogs after a war? See here:
http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0202...es/020227a.htm

Now, I am not sure that tour guide was accurate. Hmmmmm........

[wombat2u2004]

According to this site, some were turned over to the South Vietnamese Army. Maybe those were the ones who were eaten?

http://www.uswardogs.org/id32.html
If you google Vietnam War dogs, no quotes, lots of hits:

http://community-2.webtv.net/Hahn-50thAP-K9/K9History6/

What happens to war dogs after a war? See here:
http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0202...es/020227a.htm

Now, I am not sure that tour guide was accurate. Hmmmmm........

Yes....I am in agreeance with that. If they were handed to the ARVN, God only knows what fate befell them.
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

What I meant was that, perhaps, many Vietnamese people were starving after the war.

Hmmmm....could be. But units who had dogs usually put them down themselves, and I'm pretty sure the bodies wer'nt just dumped out where the locals could get them. ESPECIALLY the guys who handled the dogs....they really loved those dogs....I couldn't see one of the dog handlers EVER letting one of their own be eaten.
As for starvation........well....not really........never seen any of that there.
But yes...I know Chinese people do eat dog....when I was in Malaysia, I was offered it....naturally I refused....LOL. I ate snake tho, and jellyfish....they were different LOL.
Wom