A Proposal: Protecting Military Working Dogs from Lasting Effects of War-Induced Trauma and Internalized Stress

Authors

• Jessica A. Chapman Animal Legal Defense Fund

Abstract

This article proposes that certain deleterious physical conditions Military Working Dogsdevelop while serving militaries are a result of the relationship between the stressful nature of theirwork, and their bodies’ response to that stress, through their experienced trauma, internalized stress(high cortisol levels), and anxiety. Subsequently, this article proposes methods to ameliorate thosedeleterious physical conditions by improving Military Working Dogs’ welfare during their militaryservice.