{"id":709894,"date":"2021-09-02T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=709894"},"modified":"2021-09-02T12:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T16:21:26","slug":"biden-administration-denies-dogs-were-left-behind-in-afghanistan-by-u-s-kabul-rescue-group-blames-cdc-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-denies-dogs-were-left-behind-in-afghanistan-by-u-s-kabul-rescue-group-blames-cdc-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Denies Dogs Were Left Behind In Afghanistan By U.S., Kabul Rescue Group Blames CDC Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-denies-dogs-were-left-behind-in-afghanistan-by-u-s-kabul-rescue-group-blames-cdc-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=709894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-181826798.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Following criticism that the Biden administration allegedly left U.S. Military contract dogs in Afghanistan during its disastrous withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon on Tuesday denied that any dogs were left behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo correct erroneous reports, the U.S. military did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport, including the reported military working dogs,\u201d Department of Defense (DOD) spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. \u201cPhotos circulating online were animals under the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs under our care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now the Kabul Small Animal Rescue (KSAR), a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) International partner, has responded, blaming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the photos circulating online showing dogs in kennels at the airport. KSAR pointed to a recent CDC rabies policy for keeping the dogs from being transported to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [CDC\u2019s] recently enacted policy suspending transports of dogs from Afghanistan and more than 100 other nations into the U.S., was another terrible impediment, despite our negotiations and pleadings,\u201d the SPCA said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/rescue-dogs-afghanistan-cdc-policy.amp\">noted<\/a> that the CDC in July issued a \u201ctemporary suspension of dogs imported from high-risk countries for dog rabies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SPCA also said in its press release that it had \u201capplied for an Emergency Exemption\u201d for KSAR to try and get the dogs \u201cout on our chartered flight this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the CDC\u2019s adherence to its import policy during this time of crisis put animals and people at risk,\u201d the nonprofit said. \u201cWe are alarmed that leaders at the CDC are not bringing a more balanced perspective to the importation of dogs, especially after the U.S. House of Representatives rebuked CDC on this issue and passed an amendment to restore a proper screening process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the SPCA\u2019s press release, CDC Senior Public Affairs Specialist Belsie Gonz\u00e1lez gave a statement to Fox, saying \u201cthe health and wellbeing of Americans and all other people relocating from Afghanistan to the U.S. is of utmost importance and that means helping these individuals leave the country as quickly and safely as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a temporary suspension for dogs imported from high-risk countries for dog rabies. Afghanistan has a high risk of dog rabies,\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez added. \u201cCDC will not issue permits for shelter or street dogs from Afghanistan to allow these dogs to enter the U.S.&nbsp; CDC will consider permit applications for personal pets with proper documentation and in coordination with the Department of State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Fox reported, more than 40 of the \u201cworking dogs,\u201d along with personal pets, belonged to Americans who fled Afghanistan and were not allowed to bring the animals onboard military aircraft. The SPCA could not confirm how many dogs had been left at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken that the aircraft we secured to transport the rescued dogs of Kabul Small Animal Rescue out of Afghanistan were not ultimately allowed to take the animals and their caretakers safely out of the country,\u201d said Lori Kalef, SPCA International director of programs. \u201cOur&nbsp;team has been working around the clock and has exhausted every possible option and resource we could in our mission to rescue the dogs before the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SPCA also urged the DOD \u201cnot to forget the animals of Afghanistan or the people who care for them\u201d and to provide \u201cthe most up-to-date information on the released dogs in Hamid Karzai International Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/death-sentence-american-humane-blasts-biden-for-allegedly-leaving-contract-dogs-behind-in-afghanistan\">reported<\/a>, the animal rights group American Humane accused the Biden administration of giving a \u201cdeath sentence\u201d to animals allegedly left behind in Afghanistan, allegations the Pentagon has since denied.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following criticism that the Biden administration allegedly left U.S. Military contract dogs in Afghanistan during its disastrous withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon on Tuesday denied that any dogs were &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-709894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}