Monday, May 31, 2004
Special thanks to Ted Vegvari and www. pvnet.com for  hosting:
 Audio Archive: http://live.palosverdes.com/ramgen/watchdog/watchdog20040531.rm

WatchDog pays tribute to animals used in the military.

Guests:

 

Jeffrey Bennett, Nature's Recipe Pet Foods founder, president and CEO, is the co-executive producer of the documentary, War Dogs, America's Forgotten Heroes. Bennet tells us that out of 10,000 dogs, beloved to their American families and to their handlers, less than 200 returned from Vietnam. The majority, after saving countless lives,  were just left their to fend for themselves.
http://www.war-dogs.com/

 

  

 

Dr. Naomi Rose, Marine Mammal Specialist for The Humane Society of the United States discusses the use of dolphins and sea lions for mine detection, sonar tests by the Navy, and the ethics of keeping marine mammals in captivity.
http://www.hsus.org/ace/12609

 


William Rivas-Rivas, Campaign Coordinator for PETA and former Naval Officer with tours in the Persian Gulf, talks about the use of animals by the military. PETA claims, "Wars are human endeavors. While a person, a political party, or a nation may decide that war is necessary, the animals never do. Like civilians, they often become the victims of war, but now, the U.S. military is deliberately putting animals in harm’s way. "
http://www.peta-online.org/liv/c/78.html
http://www.peta.org/feat/military/
http://www.peta.org/feat/memorialday/
http://www.peta.org/feat/wargames/index.html