Target practice (animal lovers DO NOT READ!) (14)
gongman: The US Army has defended a practice of shooting live pigs as part of a medical training exercise for soldiers heading to Iraq.
The military says the practice teaches troops emergency lifesaving skills needed on the battlefield when there are no doctors or medical facilities nearby.
"It's to teach Army personnel how to manage critically injured patients within the first few hours of their injury," said Major Derrick Cheng, spokesman for the 25th Infantry Division.
But animal cruelty organisation Peta has labelled the practice outdated and unnecessary and have urged the Army to rethink the plan.
"There's absolutely no reason why they have to shoot live pigs," spokeswoman Holly Beal said.
Peta said the training was brought to their attention by a "distraught" soldier who told them of plans to shoot the pigs with M4 carbines and M16 rifles.
The organisation said there were more humane options available, including high-tech human simulators.
But Major Cheng said shooting pigs was the best option.
"Those alternative methods just can't replicate what the troops are going to face when we use live-tissue training," he said.
"What we're doing is unique to what the soldiers are going to actually experience.""We understand (Peta's) concerns and point of view. At the same, the Army is committed to providing the soldiers with the best training possible," he said.
Determined to halt the exercise, Peta has asked its two million members to flood the Army with calls and emails If they have to use living things for target practice,why not use inanimate living things.....like a tree...OR A BUSH
The military says the practice teaches troops emergency lifesaving skills needed on the battlefield when there are no doctors or medical facilities nearby.
"It's to teach Army personnel how to manage critically injured patients within the first few hours of their injury," said Major Derrick Cheng, spokesman for the 25th Infantry Division.
But animal cruelty organisation Peta has labelled the practice outdated and unnecessary and have urged the Army to rethink the plan.
"There's absolutely no reason why they have to shoot live pigs," spokeswoman Holly Beal said.
Peta said the training was brought to their attention by a "distraught" soldier who told them of plans to shoot the pigs with M4 carbines and M16 rifles.
The organisation said there were more humane options available, including high-tech human simulators.
But Major Cheng said shooting pigs was the best option.
"Those alternative methods just can't replicate what the troops are going to face when we use live-tissue training," he said.
"What we're doing is unique to what the soldiers are going to actually experience.""We understand (Peta's) concerns and point of view. At the same, the Army is committed to providing the soldiers with the best training possible," he said.
Determined to halt the exercise, Peta has asked its two million members to flood the Army with calls and emails If they have to use living things for target practice,why not use inanimate living things.....like a tree...OR A BUSH
PETA is one to talk. They kill more animals than any other animal organization on the planet. Their top leadership was being investigated for killing dogs and cats and throwing the carcasses in a dumpster. Also, 2 million members? I think this is just wishful thinking. The State of Texas attracts more hunters than the PETA Organization has members world wide.
Trees might just stand there and do nothing. The animation is what the train exersize calls for. Plis there is a huge pig roast afterwards.
Shooting trees might be a goot idea, but only when tree huggers are present.
Zee
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PETA what a bunch of hypocrites , they don’t support terrorist activities they just they just fund their legal expenses and hide it un a shed load of paper work , they say don’t use medications that where developed on animals but when one of their own needs to use said medications to survive well that’s ok because they are working for PETA , and then they have the nerve to protest animal shelters when for putting animals down when they themselves have a much higher kill rate,
And lets not forget that they want to take the dogs away from blind people
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
And lets not forget that they want to take the dogs away from blind people
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
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crotalus_p: PETA what a bunch of hypocrites , they don’t support terrorist activities they just they just fund their legal expenses and hide it un a shed load of paper work , they say don’t use medications that where developed on animals but when one of their own needs to use said medications to survive well that’s ok because they are working for PETA , and then they have the nerve to protest animal shelters when for putting animals down when they themselves have a much higher kill rate, And lets not forget that they want to take the dogs away from blind people
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
Without PETA, what cause could Pam Anderson be involved in? Banning silicone?
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or a Bush...............
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military vs. pigs.....what did the police ever do to deserve such treatment?
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I started snickering half-way through.
I figure it's best to be quiet.
I figure it's best to be quiet.
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I smell bacon...
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cardsfan24: I smell bacon...
i want some of that bacon.....its already tenderized....
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jlw45: i want some of that bacon.....its already tenderized....
yepp maybe if they would shoot some chickens i can have eggs and bacon...------ This thread is Archived ------
crotalus_p: PETA what a bunch of hypocrites , they don’t support terrorist activities they just they just fund their legal expenses and hide it un a shed load of paper work , they say don’t use medications that where developed on animals but when one of their own needs to use said medications to survive well that’s ok because they are working for PETA , and then they have the nerve to protest animal shelters when for putting animals down when they themselves have a much higher kill rate, And lets not forget that they want to take the dogs away from blind people
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
Most of the people that support peta don’t have a clue what they are about
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cardsfan24: yepp maybe if they would shoot some chickens i can have eggs and bacon...
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muppetkiller: I started snickering half-way through.
I figure it's best to be quiet.
I figure it's best to be quiet.
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i bet the donner party wished they had some of that bacon......
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The military says the practice teaches troops emergency lifesaving skills needed on the battlefield when there are no doctors or medical facilities nearby.
"It's to teach Army personnel how to manage critically injured patients within the first few hours of their injury," said Major Derrick Cheng, spokesman for the 25th Infantry Division.
But animal cruelty organisation Peta has labelled the practice outdated and unnecessary and have urged the Army to rethink the plan.
"There's absolutely no reason why they have to shoot live pigs," spokeswoman Holly Beal said.
Peta said the training was brought to their attention by a "distraught" soldier who told them of plans to shoot the pigs with M4 carbines and M16 rifles.
The organisation said there were more humane options available, including high-tech human simulators.
But Major Cheng said shooting pigs was the best option.
"Those alternative methods just can't replicate what the troops are going to face when we use live-tissue training," he said.
"What we're doing is unique to what the soldiers are going to actually experience."
"We understand (Peta's) concerns and point of view. At the same, the Army is committed to providing the soldiers with the best training possible," he said.
Determined to halt the exercise, Peta has asked its two million members to flood the Army with calls and emails
If they have to use living things for target practice,why not use inanimate living things.....like a tree...OR A BUSH