Peruvian Army trains soldiers by killing dogs 

Disturbing new footage unearthed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has revealed members of the Peruvian Army committing horrific
acts of cruelty and the bloody slaughter of a dog in order to train their soldiers how to kill in war.

The hand you can't see is holding a knife to stab and slash the helpless victim   

The video, shot undercover for WSPA member society Amigos de los Animales, shows army rangers Otorongo Command, Group no.125, in military training. After diving through a hoop of fire, they charge at a dog that is tied,
spread-eagled, between two vertical poles. The men then take turns to slash and stab the dog, as it yelps and struggles to escape. This continues until the dog dies. It is then torn to pieces and bits of it eaten.

death must've been a merciful release 

Major General Peter Davies, Director General of WSPA, said: "Such a military training method, whereby great suffering is inflicted on a helpless sentient animal, is unnecessary, totally unacceptable, and has no place in any civilised armed force."

Gerardo Huertas, WSPA's Regional Director for Latin America added: "The grotesque scenes of dogs being mutilated until they die, by young members of the military covered with the blood of these innocent creatures, shows that we have to redouble our efforts in order to fight against animal crimes all over the world. People that are trained to protect the civil, religious or
democratic acts of a nation should never be required to behave in such a way."

WSPA is urging the Peruvian government and army to discipline those involved and stop these needless acts immediately. The release of this startling footage highlights WSPA's ongoing campaign against cruelty. As yet, it is not known whether similar practices take place in other parts of Latin America or the scale of the atrocity.


What you can do

Send your letters of protest to: 

Contralmirante Carlos Tubino Arias Schreiber
Assistant to the Chief Executive
Peruvian Army
Nicolas Corpancho 289
Lima 01, Peru                   Email: gomed22@hotmail.com

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