How can they serve people if they cannot show respect to a small animal?

"I see people all day, now I want to see the sky." I always tell stories about people, now I'll let you know the story of my best friend.

When America attacked Afghanistan, several dogs were also sent on missions along with the soldiers. Lucca was one of them. When sandstorms rose in the harsh desert air, when the battle cries roared a few feet away, Lucca stood with her head held high next to the people, taking all the risks.

Lucca's eyes are calm, but firm; her demeanor is gentle, but her courage is unwavering. She has been trained in such a way that she will not be afraid of explosions, gunfire, death - whatever comes her way. Along with the training, there was another person with her, her handler, Sergeant Chris Willenberg. Chris and Lucca's relationship was not that of an ordinary handler-and-dog; they were comrades, friends, a family.

Like other dogs, Lucca would go first on every mission, sniffing out fields, paths, abandoned bags, and unknown holes to let him know if there was danger. No one gave him this order. He knew that this was his job. His dedication to his job had saved hundreds of lives.

March 12, 2012, was also an ordinary day. As he was walking, Lucca suddenly stopped by the side of the road. His body stiffened, his tail curled up. Chris realized that something was up. Then he gave the bomb signal; it was the first IED, and it was quickly deactivated.

But they didn't know that there was another bomb planted ahead, and as Lucca moved forward, flames spread around in an instant. There was a huge explosion.

At first, everything was dark with dust and sand. When he reached the metal, it was seen that Lucca's front legs were missing, and his chest was burned. He wasn't making any noise—he was just trying to wag his tail when he saw Chris! Despite the pain, he was giving the team a warning!

Lucca had to have one of his legs amputated. Since the war, life was no longer for him; he did his job very faithfully, so this is his retirement.

After retirement, Lucca returned to Chris Willenberg. Chris's family surrounded him with love.

A few years later, Lucca was awarded the "Deakin Medal". This is called the "Victoria Cross of animals". The entire hall stood up and honored him.

Then, in 2018, Lucca left this world very peacefully.

All over the world, when dogs working in the police, military, or other services get old, they are carefully retired. They are adopted by their handlers. If the handler cannot take them, then there are special adaptation programs for those dogs. There are dog rescue organizations that work to adopt the dogs to suitable families. Along with medical care and pension benefits. The government or the police department bears the medical expenses of retired dogs.

Didn't they give their entire lives' service? What else did they give them besides accommodation and food? Did they pay them? Surely their reproductive capacity was also taken away so that they could serve for a long time? And it goes without saying that they worked more than necessary, but we can guess that they also ate the money allocated for dogs.

Do you auction off police officers when their working life is over? Do you sell them? Then why sell Finn, Carrie, and Sam?

These three German Shepherds cannot be sold. They did not give anything in return for their life-destroying labor; they will give them the minimum respect. They will give them a pension, along with free accommodation and food.

The religion of the army is to serve people; how can they serve people if they cannot show respect to a small animal?