A song titled A Million Tears has been released to launch the first International War Animal Remembrance Day on 24 February. The first “purple poppy anthem”, recorded by soprano Christina Johnston to “honour the service and sacrifice of millions of animals over hundreds of years of conflict”, has gone to number one in the iTunes […]
Highways England say litter can present a “serious safety risk”, causing a hazard to drivers and the workers who clear it from the road. Around 10,000 bags of litter are collected from the roadside in the East of England every year. Route manager Nigel Allsopp said: “Millions of people travel on our network every day and despite our best efforts to keep roads clean, they can quickly become littered with rubbish from vehicles and fly-tippers. “The simple fact is that if litter wasn’t dropped in the first place it wouldn’t need to be picked up. “We must all take responsibility because littering and fly-tipping can have devastating consequences on us all and the environment.”
Warhorse memorial unveiled in Ararat following renewed push to honour war animals
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FebFebruary 2021 at 2:22am
Thousands of horses went to war but only one came home. Now a new memorial will honour them.
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In Ararat, Victoria, a statue of a horse has been unveiled to honour the thousands of horses that went to war and never returned
One horse, Sandy, made it home and belonged to a general who was killed in Gallipoli during WWI
In WWII, the Australia Army used 25,000 messenger pigeons
Now, one Victorian town has erected a memorial to honour the thousands of horses that went to war and never returned.