The use of animals in warfare
Here's an interesting blog entry on the Guerrilla News Network about the use of dolphins, pilot whales, belugas, sea lions, killer whales, horses, and dogs by the U.S. military, with links to their uses in the guerre du jour.
In the Vietnam War, 281 dogs were officially listed as killed in action. Almost all of the remaining thousands were euthanized after they had completed their service. Until Nov. 6, 2000, the United States had no organized policy of finding homes for war dogs at the end of their useful working life
They were classified as equipment. Inanimate objects. And, like the weapons and vehicles, buildings, and other military equipment used in that war, they were destroyed.
In the Vietnam War, 281 dogs were officially listed as killed in action. Almost all of the remaining thousands were euthanized after they had completed their service. Until Nov. 6, 2000, the United States had no organized policy of finding homes for war dogs at the end of their useful working life
They were classified as equipment. Inanimate objects. And, like the weapons and vehicles, buildings, and other military equipment used in that war, they were destroyed.
posted by Solomon | 9:43 AM
1 Comments:
I used to have a book about a warhorse when I was a kid. It was very interesting how they would train these animals to carry missiles and all this weird stuff.
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