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#REDIRECT [[Animal-borne bomb attacks]]
There have been documented incidents of '''[[donkey]]s being used to deliver [[improvised explosive device|bombs]]''' in [[Middle East]]ern conflicts in the [[2000s]] .
==West Bank==
One donkey was exploded near a checkpoint in the [[West Bank]] town of [[Bethlehem]] on [[January 26]], [[2003]]. In response, [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] president [[Ingrid Newkirk]], after receiving many complaints, wrote a letter to [[Yasser Arafat]] asking him to encourage others to "leave the animals out of this conflict". In the letter, she cited historical examples of [[United States|US]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], and [[Al Qaeda]]-sponsored abuses of other animals in conflicts, specifically noting [[dog]]s were simply left in [[Vietnam]] by the US during the [[Vietnam War]], despite the fact that they were "loyal." She thus came to the conclusion that:
:''"Animals claim no nation. They are in perpetual involuntary servitude to all humankind, and although they pose no threat and own no weapons, human beings always win in the undeclared war against them. For animals, there is no [[Geneva Convention]] and no peace treaty—just our mercy."''
==Iraq==
In [[Ramadi]], [[Iraq]], in [[2004]] a donkey was loaded with explosives and set off towards a [[United States]]-run checkpoint. It exploded before it was able to injure anybody.
==See also==
* [[Exploding animal]]
==References==
* [[CBS]] news: [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/world/main538044.shtml Israel Moves Deep Into Gaza] January 26, 2003.
* [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] [http://www.peta.org/feat/arafat/ Leave the Animals in Peace: PETA's letter to Yasser Arafat] February 3, 2003.
* [[The Standard]] (originally from [[The Los Angeles Times]]): [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Focus/GH12Dh02.html Dogs of war can be friend or foe] August 12, 2005.
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