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.”

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    There is a certain type of person that gets extra upset when dogs are harmed. Make no mistake, I’m still very pro-feeding dogs. This is a fucked up event, yet events like these always bring a special type of “animal lover” outrage. If dog food budget is the Elon thing making you angriest today, then your priorities are out of whack.

    Especially so if you eat cows, chickens and pigs, they’re all animals. Just so tired of the selective outrage.

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        52 minutes ago

        I beat ya to it.

        But seriously, look at this thread. There are people saying this one is too far, that NOW they are convinced Elon is malicious, that this causes the most harm to US national security. All of those things are true and accurate, but if bomb sniffing dogs was your breaking point instead of mass layoffs of both cyber security and nuclear defense personal, racist interns copying entire database of SSN/Addresses/MedicalHistory and Elons full throated holocaust denilaism, then those people were either wildly misinformed or letting doggy emotions dictate your stance more than reason.

        Downvote me, that’s fine, but y’all need to get a grip.