According to a number of reports, dozens of American-trained K-9s were killed by Eastern Securities, a Kuwaiti-based American company. However, no one seems to know the actual reason behind the deaths with conflicting explanations coming in from various sources.

It was an Instagram post by Kuwait Animal Rescue Unit that sparked off a conversation about the sad and gruesome deaths of the dogs on social media. The graphic post showed bodies of the dogs piled on top of each other in a narrow hallway. Although the number of animal casualties can't be said for certain, it is known to be anywhere between 24 and 40, making it one of the most horrifying forms of animal abuse in recent times.

According to their post, the company had their contract recently revoked, which is why they slaughtered 24 of their US K9 dogs trained by the USK9 dog training facility located in Louisiana, USA. The security company was working with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) which paid them 3000KWD (6.7 lakhs approx.) to the security company for each dog.

Eastern Securities has a different story to tell.

In response to the accusations made by the Kuwait Animal Rescue Unit, Eastern Securities said that the animals were euthanised because of ongoing health issues, and not because of termination of the contract. An anonymous employee also went on record telling the Arab Times that the dogs were suffering in the conditions they were living in. “In my opinion, this should have been done a year ago,” he said.

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Why kill them all in such a brutal fashion?

The employee also said that all the dogs had to be put down because of their medical conditions which included cataracts, tumours, chronic diarrhoea and hip dysplasia, which added to their aggressive behaviour towards others. The plan initially was to euthanise the dogs in smaller groups but the kennel staff apparently "jumped the gun". The kennel staff has since been fired.

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company claimed that they were in no way responsible for the killing of these innocent animals and regrets their deaths. When asked why they cancelled the contract, a spokesperson for the company said that the dogs were tested if they could detect hidden explosives at oil rigs by a third party. A test that the dogs failed.

Social media uprising

Since the horrific incident, a Facebook page has been created by a former employee of Eastern Securities that stands against the company for the mass murders of the K9s. According to the post, up to 40 dogs have been killed. The animal rescue unit confirms that there were still a number of more dogs dumped at the facility.

The owner of Eastern Securities is yet to respond to the media.