Reply #2: There's a group that helps [View All]

this sort of thing get arranged. Unfortunately I can't think of the name of the group but they've gotten some of the other animals out and home with the vets. Perhaps the State Dept. might have a clue as to the name of the group that works these kinds of miracles.

On edit: Found this on Google:

Operation Iraqi freedom goes to dogs: Vets help U.S. GIs bring pets home
DAVE SOMMERS, Staff Writer

In back alleyways and streets of towns across Iraq, U.S. service personnel must constantly be wary of insurgents who aim to kill and maim.

But in the midst of the bloodshed and peril, are a variety of lovable stray dogs, many of which have been "adopted" by American GI’s who want to bring their new-found pets home but can’t, due to costs and red tape.

Enter the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, a group which recently launched a free program by which New Jersey National Guard members who bring back a scraggly pooch from Iraq can get their new pet examined for free.

"I was intrigued recently to read that some members of our armed forces .... are adopting local stray dogs that are ... very common in (Iraq)" said NJVMA President Clifford J. Sporn.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11292594&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=44551&rfi=6


There are probably other groups as well. Here is the Google search:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-49,GGLJ:en&q=vets+Iraq+pets+overseas+United+States