The text is a transcript of a video that criticizes the use of animals as weapons or spies by the military. It gives examples of historical and current experiments that involve harming or modifying animals for military purposes. It also suggests a sarcastic way to send a message to the military that they should stop abusing animals and respect all living beings. The message is to share the video with the hashtag #themilitaryisverysmart and propose a ridiculous hybrid of a T-rex and a megalodon as a weapon.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Humans have used animals in wars for centuries.
2. Horses, camels, and war elephants were used in ancient military campaigns.
3. In the early 20th century, the use of animals for military purposes became more sophisticated.
4. In the 1990s, the US military conducted an experiment at Louisiana State University to find a drug to help soldiers recover from severe head injuries.
5. The experiment involved shooting 700 cats through the head to test the effects of the drug.
6. The experiment was unsuccessful, and no cure was found.
7. The US military spent $2 million on the experiment.
8. During World War II, the Soviet Union used specially trained dogs to attack Nazi Germany's tanks.
9. The dogs were trained by depriving them of food and then associating food with being under the tank.
10. The dogs were equipped with bombs and released towards enemy tanks.
11. The German command ordered soldiers to shoot any dog that appeared in their field of vision.
12. The use of anti-tank dogs was ceased by 1942 due to their ineffectiveness.
13. The US military used dolphins during the Iraq campaign in 2003 to detect sea mines and clear the way for ships.
14. The Japanese military used insects as weapons of mass destruction during World War II.
15. Fleas, flies, and beetles were infected with plague and cholera and dropped over densely populated areas.
16. The CIA conducted a project called "Acoustic Kitty" in the 1960s to create a spy cat.
17. The cat was equipped with an audio recording device and wires that could suppress its hunger and sexual urges.
18. The experiment failed when the cat was run over by a taxi.
19. The cost of the Acoustic Kitty project was around $25 million.
20. The Chinese military has used macaques to protect military bases from birds.
21. The macaques are trained to destroy bird nests and scare away birds on command.
22. Scientists from Germany and Japan have successfully enlarged the brains of apes by combining them with human genes.
23. The experiment was suspended due to concerns about the unintended consequences.
24. The military may be able to create an animal that can follow orders consciously through genetic modification.
25. The budget of animal welfare organizations like PETA is limited, making it difficult for them to stop or draw attention to animal experiments.