Dear friends,
It's a brutal use-and-throw policy -- Indian army dogs and horses dedicate their lives to service. But the minute they
grow old or fail a fitness test, the army kills them!The head of India's main animal welfare board, an ex-Army man himself, is now questioning this cruel and senseless policy. But the Defence Ministry could ignore his letter unless thousands of us back his call. These
brave animals regularly save citizens' lives, and should be given medals, not death sentences.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has spoken out for "voteless animals" before. Now he can ensure we don't betray our best friends. Let's rush to hit 20,000 signers. We'll then march with people and pets to his office to deliver our message. Sign now and tell others: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_army_dogs_rb2/?bkqHacb&v=60231 Dear friends,
It's a brutal use-and-throw policy -- Indian army dogs and horses dedicate their lives to service. But the minute they
grow old or fail a fitness test, the army kills them!The head of India's main animal welfare board, an ex-Army man himself, is now questioning this cruel and senseless policy. But the Defence Ministry could ignore his letter unless thousands of us back his call. These
brave animals regularly save citizens' lives, and should be given medals, not death sentences.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has spoken out for "voteless animals" before. Now he can ensure we don't betray our best friends. Let's rush to hit 20,000 signers. We'll then march with people and pets to his office to deliver our message. Sign now and tell others: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_army_dogs_rb2/?bkqHacb&v=60231 For years these animals were killed in secrecy, but a Right To Information query just blew the lid off the army's inhumane methods. Army dogs train from the time they are puppies, serving the world's third largest army in critical areas like explosive detection, guarding bases, and finding disaster victims -- most recently during the tragedy in Nepal. But after a lifetime of saving lives, only the affection of individual soldiers or trainers can ensure they don't meet the fate set out by official policy --
a death sentence when they are not deemed useful anymore.The law only allows killing animals under very rare circumstances such as an incurable disease. But these army-owned animals are not covered under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act -- which is why the army gets away with murder.
India is slowly increasing its defence budget -- this year it is 2.47 trillion rupees! Yet
animal rights groups are shocked that the army can't spare a small amount of that budget to shelter these animals once they are old and unfit.
Now this scandal is finally in the open, let's speak up for the silent pain of these intelligent creatures, and ensure they are treated well, not discarded like broken equipment. Join now and forward this email: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_army_dogs_rb2/?bkqHacb&v=60231 
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