OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — Two families of Oklahoma City veterans spoke out Friday after being threatened by a non-profit to take away their service dogs.
“The big threat is that my husband is going to lose his service dog,” said the wife of one of the veterans involved.
Both of the families reached out to News 4 but wanted to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation.
They claimed that the director of the non-profit Honoring America’s Warriors, Scotty Deatherage, has abused their loved ones who are severely disabled veterans.
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“I said, you’re just taking his service dog because you don’t like him and he’s like yes,” said the wife of the second veteran involved.
“He’s a bully. That’s exactly the word we use to describe him.”
The non-profit stated on it’s website that it hands over puppies to veterans who are disabled to train. The veterans then attend several sessions over several months, getting trained by and learning to train the animals into service dogs.