(IQ) U.S. Government Sends Tigers to a War Zone!

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The irony of this is beyond words. I wonder which of these poor souls gets

THAT combat duty: http://www.conservatorscenter.org/animals/tiger.html As

if they have not been through enough already. Disgusting abuse of

taxpayer¹s money too, but then again, what¹s a hundred or so grand compared

to the billions being wasted blowing up the planet...

jigs

 

 

 

AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:42:45 +0530

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(IQ) U.S. Government Sends Tigers to a War Zone!

 

Link:

http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/p2_tigers_baghdad_zoo?qp_source=p2advenew

stigers & c=peta2%5fenews

U.S. Government Sends Tigers to a War Zone!

 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a permit for

Conservators' Center, Inc.—a roadside zoo in Mebane, North Carolina—to send

two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq.

 

When the war in Iraq began, the media reported that hundreds of animals at

the Baghdad Zoo were killed, stolen, eaten, stuffed, sold, or let loose by

looters, or they escaped when mortar blasts damaged their cages. As

newspapers and television continue to remind us, the military conflict in

Iraq is far from over and incidents of extreme violence are still

commonplace. Additionally, there is no evidence that Iraq has acceptable

standards for captive-animal care.

 

The proposal to send the tigers to the Baghdad Zoo is being portrayed as a

gesture of goodwill toward the citizens of Iraq, but it is cruel and

irresponsible to put tigers in harm's way in a country where most of the

people don't even have access to basic necessities.

*What You Can Do*

Use the form below to ask the USFWS to reevaluate its decision regarding

PRT-181813 and deny the Conservators' Center permit application. Remind the

USFWS that it has already been tragically demonstrated that the animals at

the Baghdad Zoo are not protected from the country's military conflict. Tell

officials that the export of tigers to Iraq would violate the spirit of

CITES, an international wildlife trade agreement.

 

 

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