What if the million dogs were made up of:-
Service dogs that help those with disabilities such as vision, hearing, seizure victims (and other disabilities) to live full lives.
Therapy dogs that are taken to hospitals with sick children, old people in nursing homes, work with people in juvenile detention centres and prisons, or are specifically employed to help lift the spirits of the lonely and depressed.
Herding dogs and livestock guardians that help farmers to manage their flocks and protect those animals from attacks by predators.
Police dogs that help officers carry out arrests, investigate arson and drug crimes. These dogs on occasions save the lives of officers who are attacked in the field.
Search and rescue dogs. Dogs that go out and find people lost in the woods, bush, during floods, volcanoes, earthquakes.
Military dogs that sniff out mines, or go in before our bomb disposal experts, who check out tunnels or seek out other explosive devices. These dogs save many lives in the military.
What if these dogs were included in the million? Between them as they go about their work they save the lives of not only service personnel but also civilian lives as they help to make sure there aren’t bombs on the flights we take, in buildings we might visit.
All dogs are not equal. Even if the million was only drawn from the fluffy, pets we have in our homes, how often have those pets alerted families to fires or to someone needing help or protected us from criminals.
As I said, need more information before I can say yes, let’s save the one child over a million dogs. Some of these dogs save more than one person in their lives.