I really don't understand Megan's belief that The TNR diarist should be viewed incredulously because it tells a story of cruelty to dogs and "Americans are really, really attached to dogs"
Are you kidding me? The quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons is about to undergo prosecution for running a dogfighting ring in which poorly performing dogs were electrocuted, shot, and hung. Yes, many Americans are very attached to dogs, but some aren't, and some subset of them are very cruel. And what rangy mutts who prowl the streets and alleys of a shelled and broken city look like to the soldiers who have to step over them, or chase them away from bodies, is anybody's guess. Were not talking Fido here.
If you want to question a story's veracity, you can. But you actually need to possess some relevant information throwing its facts into doubt. Or you need some motive for why a soldier, in a war zone, would invent disturbing, but not actually barbaric or illegal, actions on behalf of the troops. What we've got is absolutely nothing.
