The casualties of war extend far beyond the terrible loss ofhuman life.
During the First World War, thousands of pigeons carried vitalmessages over long distances when other lines of communication werecompromised. Dogs detected mines and dug out victims of bomb blastswhile millions of horses, donkeys and mules carried supplies andammunition or charged into battle in the Allied cavalry.
Eight million horses perished in appalling conditions.
A dramatic memorial in London, sculpted from stone and brass byartist David Backhouse, pays tribute to the fallen creatures, greatand small.
Author Michael Morpurgo expressed his debt of gratitude in …
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