There have been documented incidents of donkeys being used to deliver bombs in Middle Eastern conflicts in the 2000s .
West Bank
A donkey exploded near a checkpoint in the West Bank town of Bethlehem in 2003. In response, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk wrote a letter to Yasser Arafat asking him to encourage others to "leave the animals out of this conflict".
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
References
- CBS news: Israel Moves Deep Into Gaza January 26, 2003.
- PETA Leave the Animals in Peace: PETA's letter to Yasser Arafat February 3, 2003.
- The Standard (originally from The Los Angeles Times): Dogs of war can be friend or foe August 12, 2005.
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