In other words, is that dog technically an augment dog? How is Tendi not dismissed from Starfleet and sent to a penal colony?
In other words, is that dog technically an augment dog? How is Tendi not dismissed from Starfleet and sent to a penal colony?
We know that there was a Starfleet regulation preventing their service without special dispensation. As far as discrimination, its probably that they looked too much like humans. The Federation isnt quite as enlightened as they like to think when it comes to their own prejudices and bigotry, as shown by the likes of Data and the Dr.