Court Martial Attorney – PETA Calls for Court Martial of Soldiers Involved in Apparent Puppy-Killing Incident

Court Martial Attorney - PETA Calls for Court Martial of Soldiers Involved in Apparent Puppy-Killing Incident

For Immediate Release:
March 5, 2008

Contact:
Martin Mersereau 757-622-7382

Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii – This morning, PETA sent an urgent letter to Colonel Mark A. Dungan, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), regarding an online video depicting a soldier–possibly stationed at MCBH–tossing what appears to be a yelping puppy off a cliff in Iraq and into a gully below. PETA is calling for a thorough investigation into the incident and for those responsible to be court martialed and penalized to the fullest extent of military law if the video is confirmed to be legitimate.

“The men shown in this video are a disgrace to their unit and their country,” says PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “The suspects’ deplorable action, regardless of whether the puppy was dead or alive, is conduct unbecoming of a Marine–or any decent human being, for that matter. The Marine Corps must take swift and vigorous action in response to this incident and establish a zero-tolerance policy for cruelty to animals by those serving our nation.”