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
This is terrible, how can humans be so cruel to these living creatures? Enough!!
wtf is wrong with ppl, I no longer like ppl anymore rhaey are monsters
America is not the Beautiful any more.Our military is doing this? What are we turning into these days. I though we were to be the way animals are treated humanely. But there is little humanity in the world today. The behavior of humans is turning the tables for now …
Humans are the animals!
America.All they know is murder. It has the notion it’s the best country in the world. Talk about delusion.!!! It is a crumbling mess. My heart goes out to the real, honest caring citizens of whom there are millions.
UNIMAGINABLE WHEN THE HELL ARE ANIMALS GOING TO STOP SUFFERING IN THE HANDS OF LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS SICK PHYCOPATHS IF YOU CAN ABUSE AN ANIMAL THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE!!!
Different organizations have been campaigning against these atrocities for over 10 years, when will this shame end?
Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin
End the use of animals for military training exercises and transition to more humane and effective alternatives.
Different organizations have been campaigning against these atrocities for over 10 years, when will this shame end?
Such senseless cruelty ….I will never understand 😢
How can the government use our tax money to inflict pain and who knows what else on defenseless animals. There is absolutely no justification for this cruelty. Great example of animal cruelty the government is condoning. How can we eradicate animal cruelty when our federal government continues to bless it ?
hell on earth is life for these poor creatures.
I wish with all my heart that every “human” who tortures, abuses and kills animals severely dies – in the same way.
AMEN. But that would be inhumane right? It’s okay for animals but not for us huh.
Stop this barbarically practice please!!!
It sounds like SADISTIC TORTURES from the DARK AGES! How come that this pathological and psychopathic method is still used in a civilised world in 2023 !!!!
Plenty of rotten human garbage to practice shooting on – child molesters, whack job school shooters, animal abusers. Leave the helpless harmless animals alone.
HORRIFIC!!~!! STOPM THIS AT ONCE!!!!
MONSTERS THAT DO THIS!!!
this is why i have lost complete faith in humanity
It’s getting so bad for animals anymore. They are used and abused in such awful ways. This has got to stop!! Humans are disgusting.
Typical of the DOD. Universities use simulation models to save animal lives. It’s way overdue for all institutions to practice this! Stop torturing and killing animals!
This is horrendous! In this day and age, why cant alternatives such as medical simulators and computer model be used???!!! STOP HURTING innocent animals NOW!
STOP THIS BARBARIC PRACTICE PLEASE 🙏
STOP ALL ANIMAL CRUELTY TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS O. MILITARY BASES/STATIONS AND EVERYWHERE ELSE IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
It is hard to believe that all these years later we are still dealing with the military using live animals in its training. Knowing this information makes it easy for the public to see just how Evil the Government is. How does one have respect for our Military after learning of their cruel and inhumane methods of training using live animals? Sickening to say the least especially when there are alternatives.
No excuse for abuse!