Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
World War II was a trying time for many people, fighting, in factories, and even at home.In fact people were not the only ones suffering, during the war many animals valiently gave their lives for there human companions and compatriots.Of these, at the forefront was mans best friend, the dog. These four legged friends ,fought,found, and ferried messages to soldiers on all of the warfronts. Dogs also helped save many soldiers from mustard gas during both WWI & WWII. Meanwhile the American Navy also had animal help.The navy employed the help of sea lions and dolphins to find mines,submarines ,and other items deemed suspicious Other furry fighters included pack mules,horses ,rats,bats,pigeons and several thousand …show more content…
Events such as these marked the beginning of a decline in animal treatment.
In Britain animals were facing a much bigger problem, extermination.”Historian Hilda Kean says It was just another way the war had began.’It was one of the things people had to do when the news came- evacuate the children,put up the blackout curtains,kill the cat.’” The greatest threat to an animal's life was not bombs but food we barely had enough for ourselves let alone enough for millions of animals.”People were basically told to kill their pets and they did.They killed 750,000 of them in the course of a week.”
This was sparked by the pamphlet Air Raid Precautions for Animals (see picture at bottom) They used the CASH captive bolt pistol as prefered means of euthanization.”’Those of us who have seen the sufferings of homeless cats on the continent would not hesitate to make the decision that would make their cats safe from the horrors of war’,he wrote,’Kill them’ was what he
World War II was a trying time for many people, fighting, in factories, and even at home.In fact people were not the only ones suffering, during the war many animals valiently gave their lives for there human companions and compatriots.Of these, at the forefront was mans best friend, the dog. These four legged friends ,fought,found, and ferried messages to soldiers on all of the warfronts. Dogs also helped save many soldiers from mustard gas during both WWI & WWII. Meanwhile the American Navy also had animal help.The navy employed the help of sea lions and dolphins to find mines,submarines ,and other items deemed suspicious Other furry fighters included pack mules,horses ,rats,bats,pigeons and several thousand …show more content…
Events such as these marked the beginning of a decline in animal treatment.
In Britain animals were facing a much bigger problem, extermination.”Historian Hilda Kean says It was just another way the war had began.’It was one of the things people had to do when the news came- evacuate the children,put up the blackout curtains,kill the cat.’” The greatest threat to an animal's life was not bombs but food we barely had enough for ourselves let alone enough for millions of animals.”People were basically told to kill their pets and they did.They killed 750,000 of them in the course of a week.”
This was sparked by the pamphlet Air Raid Precautions for Animals (see picture at bottom) They used the CASH captive bolt pistol as prefered means of euthanization.”’Those of us who have seen the sufferings of homeless cats on the continent would not hesitate to make the decision that would make their cats safe from the horrors of war’,he wrote,’Kill them’ was what he