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U.S. Marine Throws Puppy Off Cliff
Last Chance for Animals Says, "He's a Disgrace!"
| Source: Last Chance for Animals
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2008) - Last Chance for Animals (LCA), a non-profit
animal rights organization based in Los Angeles, has been notified of a
very disturbing video showing a smiling U.S. Marine in Iraq throwing a
puppy off a cliff. LCA fully supports U.S. troops and believes this
situation does not reflect on U.S. soldiers that are doing their best and
putting their lives on the line. However, the act of a U.S. soldier
committing animal cruelty is completely unacceptable under any
circumstances.
"This video that everyone has seen is atrocious. U.S. Marine David Mortari
and the unidentified Marine in the video are absolute cowards and a
disgrace to the men and women of this country who valiantly defend the U.S.
There is absolutely no excuse for this behavior. These two men shouldn't
be wearing the uniform. I demand that these individuals be held
responsible for such a despicable and cowardly act."
"When a U.S. soldier is representing America overseas and during war time,
it is crucial for any heinous act to be fully investigated. LCA demands
for elected officials to put pressure on the military to do a complete
investigation. The correlation between cruelty to animals and cruelty to
humans has been proven time and again. These soldiers must be punished,"
states LCA President Chris DeRose.
View Chris DeRose's reaction here --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VZW34WNIXM
Chris DeRose is available for comment on this at 310-271-6096 x27.
Last Chance for Animals (LCA), a national animal rights organization based
in Los Angeles, has been active for more than two decades. LCA was the
subject of the HBO documentary, "Dealing Dogs." LCA fights for the rights
of animals by conducting investigations that expose animal cruelty. For
more information, visit www.LCAnimal.org.