USNews.com/Dogs in Prison Scandal

This article is a nuts and bolts piece on the Iraq prison scandal. A quote from the article reads, "The guidelines allow sleep deprivation, forcing prisoners into "stress" positions for up to 45 minutes, and threatening them with guard dogs. "


I'm sure there is some kind of an animal rights issue. That is what is the situation when a guard dog is used in an abusive situation. Bad enough that choice capable humans are involved. Guard dogs- dependant perhaps- being used in the abuse is worse.

It goes onto say, "For instance, MP s are trained to watch if a prisoner flinches when he hears a dog bark. If that happens, says the official, "You can be sure that there's going to be a dog present during the interrogations."


Again I wonder about dogs being used in the way described?