AFP, WASHINGTONThe US has temporarily stopped sending bomb-detecting sniffer dogs to Jordan and Egypt after several of the animals died due to what US officials say was lack of care. The dogs “play a critical role in our CT [counterterrorism] efforts overseas and in saving American lives,” the spokesperson said. The OIG investigators recommended that the US government stop supplying Jordan with sniffer dogs — but the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, which sends sniffer dogs abroad, refused to comply. The investigators renewed their earlier recommendation to stop sending dogs to Jordan and have added Egypt to the black list. This time the state department complied.
