WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commandant of the Marine Corps General James Amos plans to fire multiple senior Marine Corps leaders after a paperwork error led to beloved Marine Corps mascot Chesty the Bulldog accidentally being euthanized.

Colonel David Motari, head of the Marines' K-9 Corps, has already been relieved over the incident, which occurred after funding for the Marine mascot program was abruptly cut in a cost-saving measure.

Sergeant Chesty XIII, an English bulldog named after Marine Corps legend Chesty Puller, was last seen alive on November 10, at the Commandant's Birthday Ball in Crystal City, Virginia. During the ceremony he humped the birthday cake and relieved himself on Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael Barrett's leg.

Following the ball, his handler, whose name is being withheld for privacy reasons, apparently took him to be immediately euthanized so he could start his weekend liberty early.