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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/victory-for-military-dogs-returning-to-the-us-can-now-be-adopted-by-handlers | Victory for military dogs returning to the U.S. can now be adopted by handlers | 2015-11-26 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Victory for military dogs returning to the U.S. can now be adopted by handlers Thursday, November 26, 2015 In Washington, D.C., President Obama signed a bipartisan bill into law on Wednesday for the 2016National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA) mandating military workingdogsto be returned to United States soil upon retirement, and"that their human handlers and their families to whom these dogs mean more than anyone else will be given first right of adoption,"stated a press release from theAmerican Humane Association. The bill was introduced to the House of Representatives and the Senate by Congressman Frank LoBiondo and Senator Claire McCaskill. The passage of the bill will ensure that the"four-legged veterans will finally have their chance to come home and live a comfortable quiet life, hopefully with a handler they deployed with or a fellow veteran,"stated Lance Corporal Jeff DeYoung, USMC (Ret.) who was reunited with his Military War Dog Cena with the help ofAmerican Humane Association."The language in the NDAA is about healing, healing veterans and their families. These dogs have so much love to giveit's time we show some in return."It is estimated that each military dog saves the lives of between 150-200 servicemen and women by detecting IEDs and hidden weapons caches. Prior to the passage of the NDAA,military dogswere not guaranteed to be transported back to the United States and many dogs became ineligible for adoption. Over the past year, the American Humane Association privately funded 21 military working and contract working dogs home and helped reunite them with their handlers."The language in the NDAA is about healing, healing veterans and their families. These dogs have so much love to giveit's time we show some in return." As thousands of our nation's veterans return home and are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, reuniting handlers and war dogs (who themselves can suffer from PTS) help both heal."These heroes have served their country with valor, and saved the lives of our servicemen and women while risking their own,"said John Payne, chairman of the board for American Humane Association."It is essential that we step up and care for these warriors who did and continue to do so much for us and all those who served alongside them. We owe them a debt of gratitude." Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |