Utah search and rescue dogs and their handlers were working at ground zero just one week after the attack on New York’s twin towers. Nancy Hachmeister and her dog Ivy searched relentlessly in difficult conditions, helping to bring closure to those who lost loved ones.
Unfortunately, giving their all to help the victims of 9/11 came at a tremendous cost – Nancy lost Ivy to cancer, and according to Hachmeister, Ivy was the 16th 9/11 search dog to die from the disease. In fact, every search dog from Utah that worked the 9/11 disaster scene succumbed to one form of cancer or another.
How sad this story is, they were true heroes.
My heart gos out to the families of these dogs. How courageous and dedicated they were! True heroes.
How sad. I am sure that working that site was the cause of those hero dogs cancer. I wish that the so called “experts” would just admit that they were wrong and honor the dogs who gave their lives to help humans.
Heroes, indeed. An ending undeserving of such a beautiful spirit.