BIRTHDAYS
Department of the Navy
April 30, 1798
United States Air Force
September 18, 1947
United States Marine Corps
November 10, 1775
A second date is July 11, 1798, but Marines celebrate November 10.United States Coast Guard
January 28, 1915
Began as the Revenue Cutter Service on August 4, 1790
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST
3/8/07: Soldiers Coping In Iraq?
Tell DOD & Congress Animal Abuse Is A Crime
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
ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Pam Leavy, tundraleap@msn.com
Brenda Shoss, kinshipcircle@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
US Soldier shoots dog with M203 training round
Dog Shot In The Ass
This video has been removed. Stills extracted from video are here:
Soldiers detonate an insurgent IED that has been set inside the carcass of a dog: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=122_1176242731
Lions Fed Donkeys In Iraqi Zoo, US Soldiers Film, Laugh & Jeer
US Soldiers Shoot A Shepherd..s Flock In Iraq
Soldier tosses puppy over cliff to his death
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: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / PUBLIC CONTACT: ph: +1 703-428-0711 +1
DEPT. OF DEFENSE LEADERS, MORE ADDRESSES:
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: http://www.army.mil/contactus/
U.S. NAVY WEB MAIL: http://www.navy.mil/submit/contacts.asp
U.S. AIR FORCE WEB MAIL: http://www.afoutreach.af.mil/main/contactus.asp
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
To identify your federal legislators and find contact info, try:
Congress.org - http://www.Congress.org
USA Senate - http://www.senate.gov
USA House of Representatives - http://www.house.gov
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES:
Carl Levin (D-MI), Chair: http://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): http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
John McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member:
http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Contac...
REST OF SENTATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES CONTACTS:
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES:
Ike Skelton (D-MO), Chairman: http://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: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
REST OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES CONTACTS:
VIEW PAST LETTER CAMPAIGNS AS EXAMPLES OF WHAT/HOW TO WRITE:
* REQUEST LETTER: The Marine Who Tossed The Puppy
kinshipcircle@accessus.net (this letter campaign is not yet available on website)
* 1/19/07: Latest Casualty: Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq
* American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq?
Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO KINSHIP CIRCLE:
Too much has been reported about the atrocities that military personnel are committing on animals to ignore it. And, the information is too extensive to actually list. You can only imagine what is not discovered since the crimes caught on video are random and an example of what is happening.
For anyone in the military it is time to police your selves and not allow this to continue.
For authorities, it is time to take action and prosecute.
For the public, it is time to sign petitions and write your representatives and no longer be silent.
As the saying goes, “The way for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.”
Read below for information and how to help:
