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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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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

This might blow up in his face. In more than one way.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.

[-] amlor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Da, tovarisch

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago

When I import things to the US through work, they always get stopped by Explosive Detection Dogs, at a cost of around 300 quid per pallet. I wonder if that will stop or drastically reduce. Certainly doesn't seem like a good idea if you want to stop things coming in that shouldn't be.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago

Can't keep a bs trade war on fentanyl, if dogs are stopping the fentanyl.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

That didn't sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often. That could blow up in his face.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

nice pun 😙👌

[-] fargeol@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago
[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Dude I thought we all agreed that you can’t just drop links to TV Tropes all willy nilly like that. I have things to do today

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Tvtropes will ruin your life!

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There is a certain type of person that gets extra upset when dogs are harmed. Make no mistake, I'm still very pro-feeding dogs. This is a fucked up event, yet events like these always bring a special type of "animal lover" outrage. If dog food budget is the Elon thing making you angriest today, then your priorities are out of whack.

Especially so if you eat cows, chickens and pigs, they're all animals. Just so tired of the selective outrage.

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago

Especially so if you eat cows, chickens and pigs, they’re all animals.

so they're fucked up for having different feelings for different animals, but it's ok for vegans to selectively judge human animals for having those differing feelings. this is just speciesism directed against humans.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

"it's racist against humans for a human to disagree with a human"

lol ok

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[-] dryfter@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Not surprising sadly. This is the same man that labeled people relying on the government for a safety net to fucking live parasites.

I am one of those people that is part of the parasite class. I look forward to being able to get teamed up with a doggo in the camp. That actually kinda makes me feel a little better if that would happen actually.

What a freaking shitshow.

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[-] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 14 points 1 day ago

You can't put food "on hold".

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

You can but the consequences can get pretty extreme.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

What will actually happen is, the dog handlers are now forced to pay for food and vet visits out of their own paychecks. And Elon can claim to have saved a couple thousand dollars, until the lawsuits start.

[-] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Why would he care about the lawsuits? It won't ever come out of his pocket. It just becomes someone else's problem.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Clearly you can

[-] debil@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

What an absolute cunt.

[-] Pondis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I'd take the dog home and keep it as a pet. Stop bringing it to work. No bomb dogs at the air ports.

[-] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Sorry, that dog you gave me died of malnutrition. This is sam, he's a totally unrelated good boy.

Someone should make him watch this

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago

With our luck, he'll wind up also refusing to feed Jim Belushi.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

His career would have done that after a year or two if his brother hadn't died

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