(CNN) The Army mishandled the adoptions of bomb-sniffing dogs that served in Operation Enduring Freedom, the Department of Defense inspector general says in a new report. More than 200 dogs served alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan from February 2011 to February 2014 as part of the Tactical Explosive Detector Dog program to combat the surge in improvised explosive devices. "In its haste to transfer dogs to law-enforcement agencies and to adopt other dogs out to civilians, the Army failed to vet some potential recipients," the report said. The Army did not always follow the recommendations of veterinarians at Fort Bragg, who screened the dogs for medical and adoption suitability, according to the report. The Army also allowed a dog with "canine PTSD" to live with a separate family with children.

Source: CNN March 04, 2018 02:48 UTC