Many veterinarian groups such as the PDSA and the RSPCA were against these drastic measures, but their hospitals were still flooded with pet owners in the first few days. PDSA founder Maria Dickin reported: "Our technical officers called upon to perform this unhappy duty will never forget the tragedy of those days."

During this war (1939 - 1945), we rescued and treated over 256,000 animal victims of enemy action, in addition to more than one million animals suffering from general injury and sickness.

Oct 12, 2013 · At the beginning of World War II, a government pamphlet led to a massive cull of British pets. This little-discussed moment of panic is explored in a new book.

During World War II it was reported that the RSPCA had rescued 256,000 animals during bombing raids. Bernard Montgomery sent a letter of appreciation to the RSPCA, commenting that the Society had alleviated the suffering of animals during the war.

Nov 11, 2017 · During the Second World War, there were 734 rescue centres set up by the RSPCA to help those animals and deal with casualties. The charity treated 256,000 victims of enemy action as well as one million animals with general illness or injury.

Nov 7, 2024 · RSPCA and the World Wars - We Will Remember Them. The First World War. When war was declared in August 1914 we contacted the War Office and offered our services. We supported the Army Veterinary Corps and set up the RSPCA Fund for Sick & Wounded Horses. We played a vital role in the First World War.

RSPCA Medallion for Valor Jet of Iada a.k.a. Jet (21 July 1942 – 18 October 1949) was a German Shepherd Dog , who assisted in the rescue of 150 people trapped under blitzed buildings. [ 1 ] He was a pedigree dog born in Liverpool, and served with the Civil Defence Services of London.

Kean tells the story of the reported minimum 750,000 cats, dogs and other pets that were tragically euthanised mostly upon the announcement of the Second World War in September 1939 in response...

Sep 28, 2022 · In early September 1939, during the first four days of World War II, over 400,000 dogs and cats were killed. This number constituted some 26 percent of London's pets at the time. It is a number...

Aug 12, 2016 · Impervious to the danger, the black labrador crept through the Reichswald Forest sniffing out the wooden mines laid by retreating Nazis. Rex’s heroics saved the lives of hundreds of British...