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Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs (futurism.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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."

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Beyond animal cruelty, you NEED bomb sniffing dogs! Holy shit! Do they realize that now potential bombers would have a huge upper hand in carrying explosives into airports? Why don't they say 'well those metal detectors and xray machines are too fancy' and go back to the late 60s when there was a hijackings once every 5.6 DAYS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

That's actually really shocking. I looked it up, and you're correct. Hijackings were extremely common in the 60s and 70s.

https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/columns/2023/07/02/miller-airplane-hijackings-during-the-late-60s-and-early-70s/70365468007/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

They'll still feed the drug sniffing dogs, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

Why don't they say 'well those metal detectors and xray machines are too fancy'

I'm sure they'll cut maintenance budgets too, it just takes x-ray machines longer to starve

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Paging D.B Cooper.