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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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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
Copyright & Licensing Notice: This podcast adheres to all applicable copyright laws. The music and sound effects featured in this production have been explicitly licensed for use. Permission for the broadcast, synchronization, and distribution of these audio elements has been secured through active licensing agreements with Epidemic Sound and Suno AI. All rights reserved by their respective copyright holders.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices