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Awwwwwwwwww...

By The Armorer on April 5, 2011 | | Comments (7)
You can watch this and ask yourself: "Was this a good use of resources?"



And I can see where you can say to yourself, "No, it wasn't."  Of course, the official (and I believe it) story is they were hoping to find people, since they found the dog.

Regardless... mebbe not such a waste after all...

And "Bun" has apparently (read the comments) been reunited with her family.

H/t, Mike L for the toddler rescue story.

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By Argent on April 5, 2011 9:30 AM
I don't see this as a waste, especially under the circumstances.  Kind of amazing how long the dog hung on.
 
By Grumpy on April 5, 2011 11:45 AM
At a time of humongus ongoing horror, even with the return of no human victims, the rescue of "Bun" was simply the right choice. Not just because of Bun or her owners' family, the real reason was for all of the People of the Nation of Japan.   
 
By BillT on April 5, 2011 1:25 PM
If you're looking for survivors of a disaster and you find a survivor, you recover the survivor and continue looking for other survivors.

Is there anyone who would consider it a waste of resources to go looking for survivors in the first place?
 
By John of Argghhh! on April 5, 2011 1:29 PM
Is anybody clicking the link after "Regardless"?

Different story completely, if you aren't.
 
By Old Scout on April 5, 2011 1:47 PM
Doesn't bother me.   I once spent hours and untold gals. of JP4 searching for a Scout Dog.  But then he was a fellow Scout, so....
 
By wolfwalker on April 5, 2011 5:40 PM
There's something screwy about that video.  The video quality sucks, but the dog seen on the floating wreckage STRONGLY resembles an Akita: big, burly, massive front end, an impression of thick fur, and the curled-over tail.  The dog seen in closeup looks very different. 

If the dog was an Akita, then that helps explain why they went to such lengths to rescue it.  The Akita Inu is the National Dog of Japan, and I think every Japanese kid learns the story of Hachiko the way American kids learn the story of Washington crossing the Delaware.