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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Subject: Soldiers Coping In Iraq? Animal Abuse Is A Crime

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3/8/07: Soldiers Coping In Iraq?
Tell DOD & Congress Animal Abuse Is A Crime
www.KinshipCircle.org

Was Killing the Puppy a Way of Coping for One Marine? Stressful Environment May Have Contributed to Marine Apparently Tossing a Dog to His Death
abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4387128&page=1

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Pam Leavy, tundraleap [at] msn.com
sheilamahon22 [at] yahoo.com
Brenda Shoss, kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

BACKGROUND:

It’s bigger than the puppy, bless his precious soul. The mass outrage over the YouTube video depicting Marine David Motari tossing a puppy to his death…has unearthed OTHER incidents of soldiers torturing animals [SEE BELOW]. Please write your elected officials in Congress and Dept. of Defense leaders, asking them to overhaul policy on animals in war zones.

Soldiers taunt & kill crippled dog in Iraq
www.liveleak.com/view?i=6445f9fdd7
www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6244&aid=19

US Soldier shoots dog with M203 training round
www.liveleak.com/view?i=0a5ee2d6eb
www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6703&aid=19

Dog Shot In The Ass
This video has been removed. Stills extracted from video are here:
www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2007_10.html#anchor6

Soldiers detonate an insurgent IED that has been set inside the carcass of a dog
www.liveleak.com/view?i=122_1176242731

Lions Fed Donkeys In Iraqi Zoo, US Soldiers Film, Laugh & Jeer
www.evtv1.com/showcomm.aspx?itemnum= 6407&aid=19

US Soldiers Shoot A Shepherd’s Flock In Iraq
www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=11017&aid=19
www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23317978-5006003,00.html

Soldier tosses puppy over cliff to his death
www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/43462/9fb16ab3/us_soldaat_gooit_puppy.html

CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION:

1. Contact U.S. Department of Defense officials and ask them to make regulatory changes regarding animals in war zones.

Specifically, urge the DOD to institute these policies:

* Insert and enforce an anti-cruelty clause in the Universal Code of Military Justice.
* Investigate all animal cruelty crimes and take prompt punitive action.
* Utilize non-lethal vaccination to cope with rabies concerns in Iraq or other countries.
* Implement an adoption system that lets soldiers bring vetted pets back to the U.S. with them.

WEB COMMENT FORMS: www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html
www.defenselink.mil/faq/questions.aspx

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / PUBLIC CONTACT: ph: +1 703-428-0711 +1
DEPT. OF DEFENSE LEADERS, MORE ADDRESSES:
www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/dod_addresses.html

Dr. Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon; Washington, DC 20301-1000

Gordon R. England, Deputy Secretary of Defense
1010 Defense Pentagon; Washington, DC 20301-1010

U.S. ARMY EMAILS: www.army.mil/contactus/
U.S. NAVY WEB MAIL: www.navy.mil/submit/contacts.asp
U.S. AIR FORCE WEB MAIL: www.afoutreach.af.mil/main/contactus.asp
U.S. MARINES: robert.milstead [at] usmc.mil, comrel [at] hqmc.usmc.mil

2. Ask your Senators and Representative in U.S. Congress to pressure the Dept. of Defense to implement the bulleted points listed above in #1.

NOTE: Some soldiers have also gone beyond the call of duty, to HELP animals.

PHOTOS & STORIES: Animals - War’s Unseen Collateral Damage
www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/collateral_damage.html

To identify your federal legislators and find contact info, try:
Congress.org - www.Congress.org
USA Senate - www.senate.gov
USA House of Representatives - www.house.gov
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES:
Carl Levin (D-MI), Chair: levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
269 Russell Office Building, U.S. Senate; Washington, DC 20510-2202
ph: 202-224-6221; fax 202-224-1388
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY): clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
John McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member:
mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
REST OF SENTATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES CONTACTS: link

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES:
Ike Skelton (D-MO), Chairman: www.house.gov/skelton/zipauth.htm
2206 Rayburn House Office Building; Washington, D.C. 20515-2504
ph: 202-225-2876; fax: 202-225-2695
Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Ranking Member: www.house.gov/writerep/
REST OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES CONTACTS: link

VIEW PAST LETTER CAMPAIGNS AS EXAMPLES OF WHAT/HOW TO WRITE:

* REQUEST LETTER: The Marine Who Tossed The Puppy
kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net (this letter campaign is not yet available on website)

* 1/19/07: Latest Casualty: Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1626&seriesfirst=true

* American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq?
www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2007_10.html#anchor6

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