Marine expelled over YouTube puppy video

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Note from WAR: Thanks to all of you who responded to the numerous action alerts that circulated throughout the animal advocacy community, justice has been served. David Motari, the Marine who was videotaped throwing a small puppy off a cliff has been expelled from the military and the other person with him has been disciplined. This sends a strong message that animal abuse will not be tolerated in the military or anywhere else. Marine expelled over YouTube puppy video Second Marine punished for clip showing dog thrown off cliff in Iraq updated 12:34 a.m. ET June 12, 2008 HONOLULU - The Marine Corps said Wednesday it was expelling one Marine and disciplining another for their roles in a video showing a Marine throwing a puppy off a cliff while on patrol in Iraq. Video Marine mistreats puppy?March 4: NBC's Patty Culhane reports on an Internet video clip that appears to show a U.S. Marine in Iraq throwing a live puppy off a cliff. Warning: This video contains content of a graphic

nature. The 17-second video posted on YouTube drew sharp condemnation from animal rights groups when it came to light in March. The clip shows two Marines joking before one hurls the puppy into a rocky gully. A yelping sound is heard as it flips through the air. "That's mean. That's mean, Motari," an off-camera Marine is heard telling the Marine who tossed the black and white dog. The off-camera Marine snickered slightly afterward. Lance Cpl. David Motari, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at Kaneohe Bay, is "being processed for separation" from the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps said in a news release. He also received unspecified "non-judicial punishment." The Marine Corps didn't say what role Motari

played in the clip. The video was viewed tens of thousands of times before YouTube took it down because of a violation of the site's terms of use. "The actions seen in the Internet video are contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine and will not be tolerated," Marine Corps Base Hawaii said in a news release. "The vast majority of Marines conduct their duties with honor and compassion that makes American people proud." The second Marine, Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion, also received unspecified "non-judicial" punishment. Encarnacion is assigned to the Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. First Lt. Binford Strickland, a Marine Corps Base Hawaii

spokesman, said the service may not reveal what roles the two men played in the video because that was part of the investigation. He said releasing such information would violate the Privacy Act. Strickland declined to provide details about the disciplinary measures taken against the men for the same reason. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25108189/ For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcomCall: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.orgW.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above

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