Animal Aid Campaigns : War Animals

Home > Campaigns > Living without cruelty > War Animals: June 2003

ANIMALS
The hidden victims of war

Throughout the history of human conflict, animals have been used as military tools for war. The purposes to which they are put are ever more diverse.

Animal Aid's new report exposes the truth about the ways in which animals animals are killed and exploited as a consequence of human warfare.

	Animals: the hidden victims of war Animals don't drop bombs, neither do they produce chemical weapons or killer viruses. Because we do, why should they suffer?
	War animals illustrated This interactive version of Steve Hutton's artwork graphically illustrates the exploitation of animals in times of war.
	[PDF version]

Animals: the hidden victims of war has received support from leading figures in each of the major parliamentary parties.

"Animal Aid's timely report reminds us just how many animals are exploited, suffer and die in order that one set of humans engaged in warfare can gain an advantage over another. I hope that one day the human race will leave behind the use of war, but until it does so, it should agree to try to minimize the impact on animals."
Norman Baker MP

"Inflicting suffering on animals to decide whether something can inflict even worse suffering on humans is a hideous misuse of our position in creation."
Anne Widdecombe MP

"War destroys all life - human and animal and lays waste to our homeland. Give peace a chance."
Tony Benn

Written by Ajaye Curry, artwork by Steve Hutton.
Published by Animal Aid, June 2003. ISBN: 0-954511-0-6

Top ^

ANIMALS The hidden victims of war

ANIMALS
The hidden victims of war