US Stops Sending Sniffer Dogs to Egypt, Jordan After 7 Die

US Stops Sending Sniffer Dogs to Egypt, Jordan After 7 Die
K-9 dogs train at the Iraq police academy in Baghdad on Feb. 10, 2010. Ali Al-Saadi/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. State Department said that it would temporarily stop sending more sniffer dogs to Jordan and Egypt until both countries provide the essential conditions for their health and welfare.

State’s Department ’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found ou t in September that two bomb-sniffing dogs sent to Jordan were dead. The total number of deaths reached 7 based on the second report released last Friday. The OIG said on Monday that it would stop sending more dogs to Jordan and Egypt, Reuters reports.