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thedrifter
10-09-09, 09:32 AM
Only 2 of 85 dogs ousted from SC Marine bases
Posted: Oct 09, 2009 9:15 AM

CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - Most of the dogs assessed at Marine bases in South Carolina this week may keep their Marine dog tags.


Of 85 dogs checked by experts from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, only two were found to be so aggressive as to pose a danger to Marines and their families.

Those two will have to leave base housing. Two others showed aggressive tendencies but one will work with a trainer and another will be neutered.

The Marines have banned pit bulls, Rottweilers and canine-wolf mixes because of their aggressive tendencies.

The dogs at Parris Island, the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and the Beaufort Naval Hospital were assessed by the ASPCA. As a result, 84 have waivers to allow them to remain through 2012.

Ellie