Target: Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin
Goal: End the use of animals for military training exercises and transition to more humane and effective alternatives.
Animals are often used for military training exercises, such as medical training and explosives detection, causing them to endure physical and emotional trauma. These exercises involve live tissue training, where animals are subjected to wounds, amputations, and other forms of abuse. These cruel and unnecessary practices not only harm animals but also do not provide effective training for military personnel.
To combat the use of animals for military training exercises, it is crucial to raise awareness about the harms of this practice and push for the adoption of alternatives, such as medical simulators and computer models. These provide more accurate training scenarios and do not cause harm to animals.
Furthermore, the use of animals for military training exercises is inconsistent with the values of a civilized society that respects the lives and welfare of all living beings. As the head of the Department of Defense, it is essential that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin takes action to adopt ethical and effective methods of training that do not rely on animal abuse. By transitioning to more humane alternatives, we can ensure that military training is effective while also demonstrating a commitment to animal welfare and ethical practices.
Sign the below petition to urge Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to take action to end the use of animals for military training exercises and ensure the humane and effective training of military personnel.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Secretary of Defense Austin,
I am writing to urge you to take action to end the use of animals for military training exercises. The practice of subjecting animals to physical and emotional trauma during live tissue training is cruel and unnecessary. These practices not only harm animals but also do not provide effective training for military personnel.
There are various animals that have been used for military training exercises. For example, goats and pigs have been used for medical training exercises where they are subjected to wounds and amputations. Dogs have been used for explosives detection training, and some animals, such as mice and monkeys, have been used in weapons testing. However, it’s important to note that the use of animals in military training exercises is becoming less common due to the availability of more humane alternatives such as medical simulators and computer models.
I urge you to end the use of animals for military training exercises and transition to more humane and effective alternatives for the training of military personnel. Thank you for your attention to this important issue.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Leah Kelley
What the hell is the matter with you people?
Their sick in the fucking head and our government pays for it. Not just this , but tortures animals threw science funding to colleges,labs and even companies in other countries. They waste our money and cause pain and death. Our lawmakers are the ones who except this and pour billions of $ every year!!!
That is so my question as well Dawn – Jesus H Christ WTF is wrong with humans – no animal has been put on this earth to have these bastards all come up with some horrible plan of more animal abuse. Fuck get over yourselves!!
LOVE YOUR COMMENT AND SO TOTALLY AGREE WE HAVE LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS SICK PHYCOPATHS ALL OVER OUR WORLD THEY ALL NEED TO BE EXACUTED!!!
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!!💯💯💯💥💥💥
SO FUCKING SICK AND TIRED OF DISGUSTING DISPICABLE HUMANS THINKING THEYRE ABOVE EVERY OTHER LIVING BEING ON THIS PLANET!! THAT’S A BULLSHIT FALLACY SOME OLD WHITE “CHRISTIAN” MALE COOKED UP TO SERVE HIS SELFISH, CRUEL DESIRES. *** ALL *** LIVING BEINGS ARE GODS CREATIONS AND ***ALL*** DESERVE EQUAL COMPASSION AND RESPECT!!! 1) DON’T TEST AT ALL AND LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY…WE SHOULDN’T BE HAVING WARS IN THE FIRST PLACE. 2)TEST ON YOURSELVES…YALL HAVE $ NO PROBLEM $ KILLING OTHER HUMANS, ANIMALS, DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN YOUR PATH INCLUDING FRIENDLY FIRE AND “DOMESTIC MISHAPS” SO WHY THE UNNECESSARY NEED TO TORTURE DEFENSELESS ANIMALS? 3) USE BIO-ENGINEERED MODELS– IT *IS* THE FUCKING 21ST CENTURY!! 4) USE VIOLENT CRIMINALS WHO HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LAWS AND RULES, ANIMAL ABUSERS/TORTURERS ARE FIRST IN LINE!!! EYE FOR AN EYE BABY!!! THIS SHOULD APPLY ACROSS THE BOARD WITH CHEMICAL, MEDICAL, CONSUMER, PRODUCT TESTING AS WELL. ENOUGH TORTURE OF ANIMALS!! THE ONLY TESTING SHOULD BE DONE FOR VETERINARY TESTING–WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH. SCIENCE VERIFIES THERE IS NO MORE ACCURATE LAB MODEL FOR HUMAN CONSUMER TESTING THAN HUMANS!!! LEAVE THE VOICELESS OUT OF YOUR VILE, MISCREANT BULLSHIT!!!
Amen
You tell ‘em Cathy! ‘H’ stands for “HELL-O”!!
As In: What were/are they thinking ?? ?
AS IF ~> RIGHT <~ +
Put your GD money where your mouth is
Government//Military//
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These vile, mentally deranged severe animal abusers definitely require extermination. A slow and agonizing death for these evil cretins is essential!!
Good GOD what the hell is wrong with you?? This is just an evil, gross, vile thing to do to ANY animal.
SUCH EVIL CRUELTY, NOTHING BUT NOTHING EXCUSES THIS. DONT DO THIS IN MY NAME OR ANYONE ELSES, YOU ARE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING AND YOU KNOW IT!!
THIS IS ABHORANT AND IT HORRIFIES ME TO KNOW YOU THINK YOU KNOW BEST….LET ME ASSURE YOU, YOU DO NOT.
YOU WILL BE ON THE STREET ONE DAY, WALKING ABOUT AMONGST OTHERS WITH THAT DISGUSTING BLOOD, CRUELTY AND EVIL WICKEDNESS ON YOUR HANDS. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU INVOLVED IN THIS VILE BEHAVIOUR…YOU ARE WORTHLESS.
IF YOU THINK THIS IS OK….PLEASE GO AND DO THIS TO EACH OTHER NOT POOR ANIMALS THAT HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO BE CRUELLY, WICKEDLY TREATED BY MORONS LIKE YOU.
DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND DO THIS TO EACH OTHER AND LEAVE THESE POOR, INNOCENT CREATURES ALONE!!
More and more I’m beginning to hate our military and our police because they let their power go to their head and they think they can do whatever they want and once they put on that uniform with their gun and their badge and all that other bullshit I don’t know it suddenly transforms them into some evil sinister character that we don’t know I don’t like these people I don’t think they should be allowed to have any animals unless they are working with them like dogs in the military other than that why do they need live animals for anything to torture again I repeat I hate our military get rid of them they’re useless they’re not even protecting us right now we’re vulnerable
I have to agree with you daily about police and military especially!!! THEN THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE RELEASED INTO SOCIETY. TO SERVE AND PROTECT WHO??? How many dogs are being shot or abused by police DAILY IN THE NEWS!!! How many military members have been caught in animal abuse situations?? They shouldn’t UTILIZE any animals without an independent authority representing the dogs only for example. However sadly, how many cases are abuse cases with these authorized animal representatives too. SO, SO MANY IM AMERICA TOO??? WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT??? 😳
(Too many guns for one issue and no responsibilities for them as many cases are shootings!!!)
ANY MILITARY PERSPNNEL WHOM MAIMS AN ALIVE ANIMAL OF ANY SPECIES SHOULD HAVE THE EXACT TORTURE DONE TO THEM REPEATEDLY!!!! ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL NEEDS TOBSTOP ALL ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABUSE TOWARDS ALL AMIMALS IMMEDIATY!!!!!!
This is a good reason why the human race needs and will be destroyed.God bless the poor innocent animals.
And our military calls animal abuse ‘TRAINING’! What a fine upstanding ‘MISSION’ statement! Our ‘MILITARY’ cannot even meet recruitment goals to protect our country and its citizens so it resorts to destroying defenseless innocent creatures! Even I would take a knee in protest of this heinous unspeakable crime by humans against animals!!!
I WILL NOT support the military until this ENDS
ABSOLUTELY AGREE 💯💥
What are we in a 3 world nation??????????????????
There are state of the art human simulators available that the military definitely CAN afford! Why are they opting for the cruel option? Evil, pure evil.
I do not want the military fighting for my freedom if this how they are trained. It makes me wonder what kind of people are fighting for us. End this now. It’s disgusting. We do not our freedom at the expense of this vile idea.
Agree with this comment !!!
Cathy
“That is so my question as well Dawn – Jesus H Christ WTF is wrong with humans – no animal has been put on this earth to have these bastards all come up with some horrible plan of more animal abuse. Fuck get over yourselves!!”
There is no excuse for this barbaric treatment of animals! It is beyond despicable. The military can do better than this! No excuses!
I have wondered if this was true. But no how could someone mutilate, or use in any harmful capacity, any animal for a military training exercise!. THERE ARE OTHER HUMANE WAYS! ARE YOU ALL NUTS!
Humans are the most vile creatures on the face of this earth.
I AM SO DISGUSTED THAT WITH ALL THE TRAGEDIES ON THIS EARTH DONE TO ANIMALS, THE MILITARY DECIDES IT HAS TO PILE MORE TORTURE TO INNOCENT ANIMALS WHO AID HUMANS IN COUNTLESS, UNSELFISH WAYS! …but no those ways are not enough. YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR HEADS EXAMINED!!!
and if you have to continue doing that….don’t go to war FOR ME!
CRUEL MOTHERFUCKERS. TRULY DISPICABLE AND ABHORRENT. THIS EXTREME CRUELTY HAS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. WHY NOT PERFORM AMPUTATIONS AND MAIMING ON LIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL INSTEAD OF ANIMALS? SICK BASTARDS.
I’ve said it for decades- test on the useless assholes sitting in prison. But you can add military assholes to that too!
Absolutely No Tolerance Towards Animal Abuse n Cruelty 😡
Open Letter to Secretary of Defense Loyd Austin:
Please PLEASE beg of you to stop STOP abusing, torturing, cruelly maiming, and mercilessly and heartlessly killing beloved animals for your heinous military testing exercises. The animals have feelings and emotions and this is soo unnecessary, we humbly implore that you consider this and halt the military’s sadistic practice of exploiting and using precious pigs and other sentient being animals and US citizens wasteful tax dollars and the endless and needless suffering on the part of the innocent animals lives that are ALL at your mercy.
Ketra B.