Kuwaiti Company Kills Bomb-Sniffing Dogs From Iraq

A worker at the Kuwait Animal Rescue Unit has alleged that the deaths of between 24 and 40 highly trained bomb-sniffing dogs were the direct result of a failed contract between the Kuwait National Petroleum Company and its local security provider, Eastern Securities of Kuwait.

Pictures posted on Instagram by the animal rescue unit show the dogs bodies piled up on top of each other in a narrow hallway and called the action by Eastern Securities of Kuwait a “horrifying animal abuse/massacre.”

The post explains that, “Due to their contract being revoked, they slaughtered 24 of their US K9 dogs whom were trained by USK9 dog training facility which is located in Louisiana, USA. National Petroleum Company (KNPC). KNPC paid 3000KD (equivalent of $9900)/month) to the security company for each dog.”

According to The Miami Herald, “the Eastern Securities of Kuwait said the animals were euthanized due to ongoing health issues, not because of the failed contract.”

“These dogs were suffering in the condition they were in,” an anonymous employee told the Arab Times. “In my opinion, this should have been done a year ago.”

He said all the dogs had to be put down either due to aggressive tendencies or medical conditions that included tumors, cataracts, chronic diarrhea and hip dysplasia. He said they had planned to euthanize the dogs in smaller groups but that a member of the kennel staff “jumped the gun,” and has since been fired.

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company also denies any part of the killing; a spokesman released a statement saying that “they canceled the contract because a third party tested the dogs’ ability to detect hidden explosives at oil rigs and the dogs did not pass the tests.”

Animal rescue says that the security company still has another 91 dogs at the facility.

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A Facebook group page about the incident, titled, “Eastern Securities of Kuwait and Bill Baisey – The Truth,” was created by a former employee who writes that, “This group is to help bring justice to the K9s and Handlers of Eastern Securities in Kuwait. Bring justice to company CEO, US Passport holder Bill Baisey!”

The page author goes on to explain:

“This page is to expose Eastern Securities and their CEO Bill Baisey for the cruel act of the mass-killing of the explosive detection dogs from his company. Additionally, it is to expose the alleged human rights violations that the company’s handlers and employees endured. Please share your story about this company and this corrupt CEO.

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This is my story: I worked for this company for about 5 months in 2014 as an assistant program manager. Eastern Securities, a Kuwaiti contract company with an American owner, has killed the dogs left in their kennel upon losing the contract they had with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. I can not get exact numbers, but the only witness that has exposed this says about 40 dogs. The owner of the company is Bill Baisey and his Program Manager is Tony Touchet. Both were aware of the murders of the dogs. The K9s were contract working dogs trained by a US company to do explosive detection at the oil drilling sites in Kuwait. The witness of this massacre is scared to come forward due to fear of being arrested in Kuwait. You see, in addition to killing these dogs, I believe Eastern Securities was also involved with human trafficking. I started to see the evidence of this when I worked there. In fact, Bill Baisey has been under investigation with his other company, Najlaa, and also with KBR for human trafficking charges. While I worked in Kuwait, many of the ES employees were not allowed to return to their home countries. Some had been away for many years. The company took their passports, held the sponsorships to their visas, and refused to let them go. If an employee went to the embassy, the company would lay a false charge or claim against them to get them arrested or “blacklisted”. Some handlers’ passports expired and they actually were thrown into a Kuwaiti jail for illegally being in the country when they finally got their passports back and tried to go home. While what happened to these dogs is sick and disgusting and inexcusable, what goes on in Kuwait regarding human trafficking is far worse. The public must understand that the employees who can testify for these dogs are all scared to death of their own fates at this moment. I started to pry into this issue while I was working there, but soon myself and the female office manager were being spied on. We were told that charges would be laid against us for bogus issues such as “having male visitors in our home” which is illegal and highly punishable for women in Kuwait. I left suddenly and quietly before I could be implicated or blacklisted or arrested. I stayed in touch with the handlers, and advised them as I could. Some have told me that a lawyer is working on this case for them. I am not sure what else can be done… As both Tony and Bill hold US passports, I would like to believe there is something the US government can do, but I am not sure what or who to contact. However, please believe… The story about the deaths of these CWD’s is true. This is the dirty, grungy side of animals for business. Even the “good” companies eventually have to sell their dogs to someone when their contracts are over, and then low-bidding companies like ES end up with the final say in their fate.”

Another post shows a dog who escaped the Eastern Securities kennel in 2014…