The great cat and dog massacre : the real story of World War Two's unknown tragedy
Kean, Hilda2017
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September 1939, 400,000 cats and dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands of British citizens line up to voluntarily euthanize household pets? In 'The Great Cat and Dog Massacre,' Hilda Kean unearths the history, piecing together the compelling story of the life-and death-of Britain's wartime animal companions. She explains that fear of imminent Nazi bombing and the desire to do something to prepare for war led Britons to sew blackout curtains, dig up flower beds for vegetable patches, send their children away to the countryside - and kill the family pet, in theory sparing them the suffering of a bombing raid.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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248 pages ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226318325 (hbk)022631832X (hbk)9780226318462 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
940.5342 KEA940.5342
LC class:
HV4805.A3
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English
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314236