Volunteer Alex Douglas says he understands military orders, but after so many pets are left at the shelter during deployments he says the lack of planning just gets frustrating.
The 1,700 marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to North Carolina Thursday after more than 10 months away on duty in Northern Africa and Europe.
According to McClatchy newspapers, one of the marines in the video where troops appear to be urinating on Taliban corpses in Afhganistan was the unit's leader.
A documentary film about a Camp Lejeune Marine who returns from Afghanistan wounded and struggling to rebuild his life is among the nominees for an Academy Award.