Military Working Dogs Burial Rights: Access to National Cemeteries.
This Act grants military working dogs (MWDs) the right to be interred in any open national cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration. This change provides formal recognition of their service and offers families and handlers a dignified final resting place. The provisions apply retroactively to dogs that died up to one year before the law's enactment.
Key points
Military working dogs are now authorized for burial in open national cemeteries across the country.
The law formally recognizes the service of these animals by granting them burial rights alongside human service members.
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