Alert! Soldiers Abusing Animals in Iraq is Widespread-Write Congress. Cross Post, Please

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Soldiers Coping In Iraq? Animal Abuse Is A Crime KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST 3/8/07: Soldiers Coping In Iraq? Tell DOD & Congress Animal Abuse Is A Crime http://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 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4387128 & page=1 ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Pam Leavy, tundraleap sheilamahon22 Brenda Shoss, kinshipcircle 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 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6445f9fdd7 http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6244 & aid=19 US Soldier shoots dog with M203 training round http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0a5ee2d6eb http://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: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2007_10.html#anchor6 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 http://www.evtv1.com/showcomm.aspx?itemnum= 6407 & aid=19 US Soldiers Shoot A Shepherd´s Flock In Iraq http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=11017 & aid=19 http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23317978-5006003,00.html Soldier tosses puppy over cliff to his death http://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: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html http://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: http://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: 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 U.S. MARINES: robert.milstead, comrel 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 http://www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/collateral_damage.html 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.ContactForm REST OF SENTATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES CONTACTS: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newcommittee.cgi?site=ctc & lang= & commcode=sarmed_services 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: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newcommittee.cgi?site=ctc & lang= & commcode=harmed_services VIEW PAST LETTER CAMPAIGNS AS EXAMPLES OF WHAT/HOW TO WRITE: * REQUEST LETTER: The Marine Who Tossed The Puppy kinshipcircle (this letter campaign is not yet available on website) * 1/19/07: Latest Casualty: Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1626 & seriesfirst=true * American Soldier Shoots Yet Another Poor Dog In Iraq? http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2007_10.html#anchor6 Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking info or kinshipcircle http://www.KinshipCircle.org * http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/ PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO KINSHIP CIRCLE:

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