r/interesting • u/Wonderfulhumanss • Aug 09 '26

Additional Context Pinned After 9/11, rescue dogs experienced depression from primarily finding deceased victims, so workers staged fake rescues to boost their morale

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u/SgvSth Aug 09 '26

struggled with finding mostly deceased victims

ABC: About 350 dogs relentlessly searched "the pile" for months, often becoming depressed when their search yielded no results, according to veterinarians, humane society members, and others who were at the scene who spoke with ABC News. (Emphasis mine)

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u/civver3 Aug 09 '26

Thank you for actually providing a source.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '26

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u/Adventurous_Ad6698 Aug 10 '26

The way humans collectively have shit on this planet, we don't deserve dogs.

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u/Toads_Of_Fun Aug 13 '26

We made the dogs

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u/NewCandy8877 Aug 13 '26

Made them into what we aren't

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u/Toads_Of_Fun Aug 14 '26

I would hope

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u/EastTyne1191 Aug 10 '26

Oh my God, that was hard to read. Those poor, sweet dogs.

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u/quietlyscheming Aug 10 '26

Right? I'm over here crying. Humans don't deserve them and they don't get enough time.

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u/Justanotherone985 Aug 10 '26

I think the poor, sweet people were more important in this scenario

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u/quietlyscheming Aug 10 '26

Two things can be true and neither take away from the other.