Bonzo's War (40 page)

Stone, Christopher,
Salute to the National Animal Guard
(National Registration of Animals Service, London, 1945).

Studnitz, Hans-Georg von,
While Berlin Burns
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1964).

Thompson, John,
The Animals Go Too
(Gawthorn, London, 1939).

Turner, E. S.,
The Phoney War on the Home Front
(Michael Joseph, London, 1961).

p. xiii
‘All the animals that served …' (
www.animalsinwar.org.uk
).

p. xvi
‘Anyone who knows anything …' Report of Inquiry into Affairs of NARPAC, November 1940 (TNA HO 186/2075).

p. xvii
‘[Our cat] shelters should' ODFL report for 1929 (
p. 54
) London Metropolitan Archives A/FWA/C/D256/4

p. xvii
footnote ‘140,000' Jenkins,
A Home of Their Own
(
p. 242
), police figures for dogs destroyed are in TNA MEPO 2/6597 16 October 1945.

p. xviii
‘anyone who devotes …'
Daily Express
, 11 May 1938 (
p. 12
).

p. xviii
‘One East End woman …' Montague,
Let the Good Work Go On
(
p. 94
).

p. xxi
‘We feel that people …'
The Times
, 18 June 1938 (
p. 16
).

p. xxii
‘The P.D.S.A. Rescue …' PDSA Annual Report, 1945 (
p. 25
).

p. xxii
‘thousands of animals …' PDSA Annual Report, 1946.

p. xxii
‘too far removed …' M. R. Curtis to Maj-Gen Peter Davies 15 December 1998 IWM National Inventory of War Memorials AIW Box 4.

p. xxii
‘If you could offer' Marliyn Rydström to Maj-Gen Peter Davies 2 January 2002 IWM NIWM AIW Box 12.

p. xxiii
‘the Opposition …,' Sir Charles Hardinge …' 8 June 1939 (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 3
‘In Memoriam',
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, October 1939 (
p. 340
).

p. 6
‘We urged all these …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1938.

p. 6
‘Ensure the safety …' Kennel, Farm and Aviary,
The Times
, 3 October 1938 (
p. 3
).

p. 7
‘Send your dogs …' ibid., 29 September 1938 (
p. 3
).

p. 7
‘to inform owners …' ibid., 30 September 1938 (
p. 1
).

p. 7
‘In the event of war …' ibid., 29 September 1939 (
p. 9
).

p. 7
‘Black Cat No. 10 …'
The New York Times
, 5 November 1938 (
p. 3
).

p. 8
‘The experience of Spain …'
Manchester Guardian
, 21 May 1938 (
p. 14
).

p. 8
‘to secure and shoot a cat …'
RSPCA Animals and Air Raids
(
p. 3
), TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 8
‘po-faced rightwing bureaucrat …' Calder,
The Myth of the Blitz
(
p. 47
).

p. 9
‘When the good news …'
The Animal World
, November 1938 (
p. 1
).

p. 9
‘During the 48 hours …'
The Times
, 22 May 1939 (
p. 20
).

p. 9
‘In the animal …'
Luftschutz der Tiere und Verpflegungsmittel
Prof Dr C. E. Richters, 1938 (
http://www.bunker-dortmund.de/index.php?page=363
).

p. 10
‘The last few days of September …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, October–November 1938 (
p. 6
).

p. 10
‘During the war-crisis of September …' Lind-af-Hageby,
Bombed Animals
, 1941 (
p. 13
).

p. 11
‘Mrs Freeman sent six cats …' Douglas,
Chronicles of Ferne
, 1948 (
p. 62
).

p. 11
‘week of throbbing tension …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, Oct–Nov 1938 (
p. 6
).

p. 11
‘Another inquirer …'
The Animal World
, December 1940 (
p. 100
).

p. 11
‘We have had numerous …'
Cat World
, 1 October 1938 (
p. 1
).

p. 12
‘One of our members …' ‘Notes of the Month',
The Cat
, June 1938 (
p. 1
).

p. 12
‘Until we know for certain …'
The Cat
, October 1938 (
p. 75
).

p. 12
‘Those of us who …' ibid. (
p. 76
).

p. 12
‘One feature of the crisis …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, October–November 1938 (
p. 6
).

p. 13
‘The League felt …' Smith,
Blue Cross at War
(
p. 46
).

p. 13
‘As one penniless …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, February–March 1939 (p. 4).

p. 13
‘refugee dogs …' LAPAVS News-sheet, August 1940 (p. 4).

p. 14
‘commandeered healthy horses …' RSPCA Report for 1939 (
p. 46
).

p. 14
‘animals in a …' 27 January 1939 (MEPO 2/6478).

p. 15
‘rabbits, guinea-pigs …', ibid.

p. 15
‘dogs dressed in Angora …' The
Daily Mail
, 9 February 1939 (
p. 8
).

p. 16
‘We two children …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1939 (
p. 21
).

p. 16
‘Many of these refugee dogs …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, June–July 1939 (p. 2).

p. 17
‘a really lovely striped tabby …'
The Cat
, June 1941 (
p. 89
).

p. 17
‘His morning bird walk …'
Animal and Zoo News
, December 1939 (
p. 22
).

p. 17
‘Neville Chamberlain Moth Hunter …'
Animal and Zoo News
, April 1940 (
p. 8
).

p. 18
‘Cattle and sheep …' 14 April 1939 (TNA HO 186/1417).

p. 18
‘the compulsory slaughter …' (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 18
‘because in an air raid …'
Bee Craft
, April 1939 (
p. 101
).

p. 18
‘Besides the 40,000 …'
The Times
, 22 May 1939 (
p. 20
).

p. 19
‘The RSPCA …' April 1939 (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 19
‘One is well aware …' ibid.

p. 20
‘people with cars …' ibid.

p. 20
‘strays in ‘good condition …' ibid.

p. 21
‘Dogs and cats …' (TNA HO 45/18150).

p. 21
‘when an owner …'
ARP Handbook No. 12
– ‘Air Raid Precautions for Animals' (
p. 24
) (TNA HO 186/2489).

p. 21
fn ‘I attended a meeting …' (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 22
‘an extension of …' ibid.

p. 22
‘evacuation would …' 22 June 1939 (
pp. 1–6
) (TNA HO 186/1418).

p. 22
‘carcasses, once collected …' ibid.

p. 22
‘thought the outbreak …' ibid.

p. 22
‘cat and dog lethalling …' (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 23
‘two kinds of identity …' ibid.

p. 23
‘Temple Cox …' 17 March 1939 (TNA MEPO 2/4413).

p. 23
‘primary task …' (TNA HO 186/1418).

p. 24
fn. ‘the least an owner …' 27 June 1939 (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 24
‘There must be no suggestion …' 4 August 1939 (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 25
‘Mr Badger …' 1 June 1940 (TNA HO 186/1418).

p. 25
‘Gas proof kennels for dogs …'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
November 1939 (
p. 364
).

p. 25
‘contaminated hair on cats …'
ARP News
October 1939 (
p. 23
).

p. 25
‘goldfish mildly off colour …' ibid.

p. 26
‘Hang caged birds …'
The Times
8 September 1939 (
p. 10
).

p. 26
‘In the first place …'
The Veterinary Record
5 July 1941 (p. 390).

p. 26
‘It is obviously impossible … brochure for The Frank-Heaton Protective Enclosure against Gas, Splinters & Blast For Small Animals Sussex University M-O Archive Topic Collection 79 Dogs in War Time 1939-42.

p. 26
‘As a last general hint …'
The Veterinary Record
5 July 1941 (p. 390).

p. 27
‘I enclose two snaps …' M-OA T C 79.

p. 27
‘YOUR FOOD IN WAR-TIME …' Public Information Leaflet No. 4 July 1939
http://squirrelintheattic.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/your-food-in-wartime-public-information.html
(p. 2).

p. 28
‘I have had the joy …'
The Dogs Bulletin
June-July 1939 (p. 2).

p. 28
‘Twice a week …' Keeling,
They All Came into the Ark
(
p. 130
).

p. 29
‘Only prosperous classes …'
The Animal World
October 1939 (
p. 189
).

p. 29
‘Cats are not …' ibid.

p. 29
‘In view of the present emergency …' (TNA MEPO 2/6478).

p. 30
‘Measures to Meet an Immediate Emergency …'(TNA HO 186/1417).

p. 30
‘exactly conforming …' ibid.

p. 31
‘Official Advice …' Care of Pets
The Times
26 August 1939 (
p. 15
).

p. 32
‘the Animal Defence …' Lind-af-Hageby op. cit. (
p. 17
).

p. 32
‘Homes in the country …'
The Times
, 29 August 1939 (
p. 1
).

p. 32
‘The result of the broadcast …' Douglas, op. cit. (
p. 14
).

p. 33
‘go out in its name …' (TNA HO 186/1418).

p. 33
‘Is there a pet in the house?'
Daily Mirror
, 28 August 1939 (
p. 12
).

p. 34
‘A passer-by gave him …'
Daily Express
, 26 August 1939 (
p. 7
).

p. 34
‘mystery black cat …'
Daily Express
, 28 August 1939 (
p. 1
).

p. 35
‘I seem to see such …' Mrs G. H. Langford (M-O Diarist D5350).

p. 35
‘In case they ran amok …' Longmate,
How We Lived Then
(
p. 30
).

p. 35
‘Whatever happens …'
The Dog World
, 1 September 1939 (
p. 1
).

p. 36
‘What this will mean …'
The Kennel Gazette
, 1 September 1939 (
p. 1
).

p. 36
‘Overseer MacDonald',
Evening Standard
, 3 September 1939 (ZSL Newscuttings Vol. 36).

p. 37
‘The Border Terrier Bitch',
The Dog World
, 27 December 1940 (p. 1126).

p. 37
‘Smout', 2 September 1939, Brinton Lee (M-O diarist D5262).

p. 37
‘the principal routes …' Mollie Panter-Downes,
The New Yorker Magazine
, 9 September 1939.

p. 38
‘Germany invades Poland …' ZSL Occurrences Book, 1 September 1939.

p. 38
‘When the news …' Huxley, Memoirs (
p. 249
).

p. 39
‘The poisonous snakes …'
Daily Telegraph
, 2 September 1939.

p. 39
‘her dog got out of its basket' Longmate op. cit. (
p. 26
).

p. 39
‘Gardens closed at 11.00 …' ZSL Occurrences Book, 3 September 1939.

p. 40
‘practically valueless …' Keeling, op. cit. (
p. 134
).

p. 40
‘bored and disgusted …'
The Sunday Times
, 10 September 1939.

p. 40
‘Koringa' ZSL Occurrences Book, 9 November 1939.

p. 41
‘The people left in London …'
Animal and Zoo News
, February 1941 (
p. 13
).

p. 41
‘had paid sixpence …'
The Animals' Defender
, June 1940 (
p. 13
).

p. 41
‘It is not as the proprietor …'
Animal and Zoo News
, February 1941 (
p. 13
).

p. 42
‘large number of household …' Anon t/s in RSPCA archives.

p. 43
‘On Sunday 3 …' ibid.

p. 44
‘the best thing for animals …'
The Ilford Recorder
7 September 1939 (p. 4).

p. 44
‘PDSA performed …' PDSA press office statement 22 April 2013.

p. 45
‘over two and a half million …' 11 September 1939 (TNA HO 186/1418).

p. 45
‘The committee urge owners …' ibid.

p. 45
‘When the embassy closed …'
Daily Express
, 6 September 1939 (
p. 7
).

p. 45
‘ham sandwich …' ibid.

p. 45
‘now recovering …' ‘How Now Brown Chow',
Daily Express
, 8 September 1939 (
p. 6
).

p. 46
fn ‘I can hardly conceive …' Sir Nevile Henderson,
Hippy
, 1943.