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Subject: SHIPMENT OF UNIT MASCOTS TO CONUS                               

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005154

Folder Title: MAJOR STALLINGS                                                                                 

Document Number:         19

Folder SEQ  #:         95


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                  RAALLZYLIW R@IIPAAA4231 3291721-  --R'UDCHAA.

                  R 2til3llZ NOV 90
                  FM USCINCCENT//CCSG//
                  TO RUDCIAAA/CCMUSA@CEMT MAIN//
                  RHIIMAA/COMUS11ARCENT//MED//
                  RHIIADAA/SOCCENT DEPLOYED//SG/
                  RUHGSCC/COKUSNAVCENT//SG//
                  RUDOHAA/COMUSNAVLOBSUPPOR//N91/
                  RHTUFAAZUSCENTAF FWD HOS ELEMENT//SG//
                  BT
                  UNCLAS
                  PASS TOt ALL C014MANDERS OF OPERATION  UNITS//
                  OPER/DESERT SHIELD//
                  MSSID/SYS.RRM/USCENTCOM CCSG//
                  AMPN/SUBJECTt CLARIFICATION OF CENTCOM POLICY ON PETS AND MASCOTS//'
                                                                      'STATED THAT NO WILD
                  R@KS/1.@-PREVIOUS POLICY MESSAGE DATED 27 SEP 90,
                  OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS WILL BE ADOPTED AS PETS IN THE AOR FOR OPERATION
                  DESERT SHIELD. VETERI14ARIANS AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PERSONNEL HAVE,
                  NOTED CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY. THE PRESENCE OF
                  NUMBERS OF FERRAL (WILD ROAMING) CATS AND DOGS IN ARAB C()UNTRIES':IS.,!-'
                  A PART OF THE ACCEPTED CULTURE. THESE ANIMALS,SHOULD BE AVOINFED@A
                  LOCAL"COStOMS))D'NOT ALLOW DESTRUCTION OF@i3UCH AN MALS.
                  2. FERRAL'ANIMALS MAY HARBOR A NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS DISEA@E        S H AS
                  RABIES, LEISHMANIASIS, ASCARIASIS AND OTHER PARASITIC DISEASESS    -'A ji N-
                  ,FLEAS, TICKS9 MANGE AND FUNGAL DISEASE SUCH AS RINC3WORM9 TO NAME.A
                  FEW.


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                  ANI ALS"'@AKEN l@ BY M'll"ItARY PERSONNEL AS PETS OR MASCOTS..@, C@
                  IMMUNIZE SUCH-'ANIMALS 14OULD IMPLY AN APPROVAi:'bF"'A'VIOLATIONut
                  POLICY 15REVIOUSLY.OUTLINED 13Y CENTCOM.'@IT           INHUMANE IU-HLJL
                                                               JS MORE
                  A PET A-N])'@CATER'.P,6ANDON IT, THAN 1.7 IS JD,!)DOtTTHE ANIMAL
           ."::..,,-'...-.JEMPORARICY-@.'.r!@PgRSONNF7L"VIbLATIN(3 T@iS POLICY7PLACE THEMSEL
                  GREAT RISK OF CONTRACTING A SERIOUS DISEASE.WHICH MAY RE@'-       rHEr
                  ',-UNFIT TO PERFORM.THEIR ASSIGNED'MISSION'WkE@'(YAL(i7D "UF50N TO "B'u.
                  4. POC IS COL PHILIP F. ALMvZCENTCOM/ARCENT VETERINARIAN. 477-//,
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Document 2 f:/Week-34/BX005154/MAJOR STALLINGS/shipment of unit mascots to conus:092096155909116
Control Fields 17
File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX005154
Unit = 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = MAJOR STALLINGS
Folder Seq # = 95
Subject = SHIPMENT OF UNIT MASCOTS TO CONUS
Document Seq # = 116
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 20-SEP-1996