Target

22 Nov 2010 - A country employee in Arizona has been fired after mistakenly euthanising a dog that saved soldiers in Afghanistan and lived through explosions in the war-torn country, officials announced. The unidentified Pinal County  animal control employee euthanised the female shepherd mix on Monday last week and was immediately placed on administrative leave. The dog, named Target, has been brought to the Phoenix area in August by Sgt. Terry Young after his tour of duty. Target reportedly frightened a suicide bomber inside a military base and potentially saved dozens of soldiers' lives. The dog escaped from Young's back yard, but later Young found Target's picture on a website used by country dog catchers to help owners track down lost pets. When Young went to collect Target he found her already dead. Country officials said it was all a mistake ...