Finding solace in chickens: One veteran’s fight to save his flock and mental healthVeterans lean on emotional support animals to help cope with their PTSD, but there are challenges to keeping them.By Stephen Starr, The War Horse3 weeks ago
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats for medic trainingThe move ends a practice that had been made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries.2 months ago
Oops! Army training mislabeled nonprofits as terror groups for yearsThousands of soldiers received training that incorrectly labeled animal rights and anti-abortion nonprofits as terrorist groups.By Nikki Wentling18 months ago
VA to largely end animal testing on dogs, cats within two yearsThe Department of Veterans Affairs is slated to largely end testing on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within the next two years.By Jonathan Lehrfeld23 months ago
Marine Corps’ top devil dog fetches another promotionNow-Lance Cpl. Chesty XVI, a “mostly good boy,” got promoted after 13 months as a private first class.By Irene Loewenson2 years ago
New mascot for San Diego Marine recruit depot has big paws to fillThere’s a new top dog at the Marine Corps’ West Coast boot camp.By Irene Loewenson3 years ago
