Murder, of any kind, should not be condoned by society. Unfortunately, we live in very violent times. The poisoning of stray animals, all for apperance sake, under the guise of safety should not be promoted and/or supported by the United States of America. By participating in the Winter Olympic Games, without intervening or calling on President Putin to end the plans for the mass murder of 2000+ dogs, indicates that the current institution values a sporting event over the preservation of life. If we permit the Russian government to exstinguish these animals via the cruel methodology of chemicals and poisons, what won't we allow? I'm asking you, our leaders, our President, to do all that we can to stop this. Russia calls the mass extermination a simple, cleaning of the streets. When defenseless children are the victims of a poison attack, it's called chemical warfare. Let's do our best to stand up for those, that can't defend themselves, no matter what.