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If you enjoyed the song, Tiddles did his Bit, head to our Season 2 Playlist to hear it and the rest of the Season 2 songs!
This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. delve into a truly heartbreaking, and deeply strange, piece of World War II history: the British Pet Massacre.
On the eve of the Blitz, a government pamphlet advising pet owners on what to do during air raids sparked a mass panic, leading to the euthanasia of over 750,000 cats and dogs. It was a tragedy born of hysteria and a misunderstanding, leaving a grim legacy of phantom paws and spectral meows.
Join us as we explore the chilling, and entirely unnecessary, reality of this dark day and maybe just hug our pets a
little tighter.
Sources
● Campbell, C. (2013). Bonzo’s
War: Animals Under Fire 1939–1945. Constable & Robinson.
● Feeney, N. (2013, October 12). The
little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com
● Kean, H. (2017). The Great Cat
and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two’s Unknown Tragedy.
University of Chicago Press.
● National Air Raid Precautions
Animals Committee. (1939). Advice to Animal Owners [Pamphlet]. H.M.
Stationery Office.
● PBS. (2017, September 5). The
massive tragedy of the 1939 pet massacre. PBS NewsHour.
Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) Spotify, Linktree
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By Brew CrimeIf you enjoyed the song, Tiddles did his Bit, head to our Season 2 Playlist to hear it and the rest of the Season 2 songs!
This week on Ghost Bites, Mike and J.T. delve into a truly heartbreaking, and deeply strange, piece of World War II history: the British Pet Massacre.
On the eve of the Blitz, a government pamphlet advising pet owners on what to do during air raids sparked a mass panic, leading to the euthanasia of over 750,000 cats and dogs. It was a tragedy born of hysteria and a misunderstanding, leaving a grim legacy of phantom paws and spectral meows.
Join us as we explore the chilling, and entirely unnecessary, reality of this dark day and maybe just hug our pets a
little tighter.
Sources
● Campbell, C. (2013). Bonzo’s
War: Animals Under Fire 1939–1945. Constable & Robinson.
● Feeney, N. (2013, October 12). The
little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com
● Kean, H. (2017). The Great Cat
and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two’s Unknown Tragedy.
University of Chicago Press.
● National Air Raid Precautions
Animals Committee. (1939). Advice to Animal Owners [Pamphlet]. H.M.
Stationery Office.
● PBS. (2017, September 5). The
massive tragedy of the 1939 pet massacre. PBS NewsHour.
Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) Spotify, Linktree
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices