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p. 148
‘never skinned a rabbit …' ibid.

p. 148
‘a large, fat, white rabbit …' ibid.

p. 148
‘My mum …' (
http://www.sarfend.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum
).

p. 149
‘Readers may conclude …' Anon t/s in RSPCA archive.

p. 149
‘The writer has an old ginger cat …' ibid.

p. 150
‘I am suffering …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, No. 117, Christmas 1940 (
p. 7
).

p. 150
‘which will be spun …'
The Dog World
, 11 October 1940 (p. 919).

p. 151
‘kitten seemed terrified …' 13 November 1940 (M-O Diarist D5428).

p. 151
‘went to a house soon …' Moss, op. cit. (
p. 42
).

p. 151
‘a very frightened and bedraggled tabby …' ibid (
p. 41
).

p. 152
‘carried her kittens one by one …' ibid.

p. 152
‘Underneath her …'
Daily Mirror
, 8 October 1940 (
p. 7
).

p. 152
‘Beauty',
PDSA News
, April 1941 (p. 2).

p. 152
‘Her sharp senses will …'
Dog World Annual
, 1941.

p. 153
‘No one knew …' Bourne, op. cit. (
pp. 158–9
).

p. 153
‘modest little dog …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1940 (
p. 28
).

p. 153
‘Peggy … terrier of sorts' Moss, op. cit. (
p. 42
).

p. 154
‘How is your dog reacting?'
The Dogs Bulletin
, No. 117, Christmas 1940 (
p. 6
).

p. 154
fn ‘the demoralising wail …' Churchill Archives (CHAR 20/10/13-14).

p. 154
‘Cats are comparatively …'
PDSA News
, October 1940 (
p. 8
).

p. 155
‘My bees are frightened …'
Bee Craft
, October 1940 (
p. 185
).

p. 155
‘a bomb made …'
Bee Craft
, November 1940 (
p. 199
).

p. 155
‘crept under a sofa …'
ARP News
, October 1941 (
p. 25
).

p. 155
‘A pack of startled …' ibid.

p. 155
‘abandoned it …' ibid.

p. 155
‘All the women …' George Orwell Diary, 17 September 1940 (
p. 292
) (
http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/17-9-40
).

p. 155
‘also like this during raids …' ibid.

p. 156
‘Some people have …'
Tamworth Herald
, 20 July 1940 (p. 2).

p. 156
‘a really well trained …'
ARP News
, May 1941 (
p. 6
).

p. 156
‘A timid and excited …' The Animal World, November 1940 (
p. 92
).

p. 156
‘Animals are very sensible …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1940 (
p. 63
).

p. 156
‘the engine became …'
The Dogs Bulletin
, No. 117, Christmas Number (
p. 6
).

p. 157
‘My own Collie …'
ARP News
, May 1941 (
p. 6
).

p. 157
‘Badly trained dogs …' ibid.

p. 157
‘At the alert …'
Animals and Air Raids: A Study in Reactions Times
, 14 October 1940 (
p. 7
).

p. 157
‘miserably frightened …' ibid.

p. 157
‘Some parrots …' ibid.

p. 157
‘scattering downwards …' ibid.

p. 158
‘38 incendiary bombs' ZSL Occurrences Book, 27 September 1940.

p. 158
‘Twenty-four rhesus monkeys …' ibid.

p. 159
‘By a miracle …' ‘Zoo Animals' Calmness in Air Raids',
The Times
, 2 December 1940 (p. 2).

p. 159
‘A Zebra was liberated …' ibid.

p. 159
‘unease in the country …' 16 October 1940 (TNA HO 144/21418).

p. 165
‘sorry it had come to this …' (TNA HO 186/2075).

p. 166
‘suspicious of everyone …' ibid.

p. 166
‘wallowing in publicity …' ibid.

p. 166
‘Their leaders are without conscience …' ibid.

p. 166
‘extremists …' ibid.

p. 166
‘normal flow of legacies …' ibid.

p. 167
‘NARPAC has no legal existence …' ibid.

p. 167
‘not interested in any of it …' ibid.

p. 168
‘had taken over the staff at Harrison, Barber & Co. …' ibid.

p. 169
‘Harrison, Barber & Co.',
The Times
, 20 March 1941 (
p. 8
).

p. 169
‘could only dispose of' (TNA MEPO 2/6589).

p. 169
‘climbed out of …' ibid.

p. 169
‘finding homes' ibid.

p. 169
‘prevent an undertaker …' 8 November 1940 (TNA HO 186/2075).

p. 170
‘Instead of going mad …' ‘Dogs and Cats Take Raids Calmly',
The New York Times
, 26 November 1940 (
p. 3
).

p. 171
‘in which certain …' (TNA HO 186/2075).

p. 172
‘That plaintive cry …'
PDSA News
, December 1940 (
p. 8
).

p. 172
‘I have rescued hundreds …'
Daily Mirror
, 3 December 1940 (
p. 11
).

p. 172
‘At midnight, a goat …'
Manchester Guardian
, 13 January 1941 (
p. 3
).

p. 173
‘wild, starving cats …'
Manchester Guardian
, 11 January 1941 (
p. 10
).

p. 173
‘these cats are wild and elusive …' ibid.

p. 173
‘the kindly owner of a local …'
The Dog World
, 27 December 1940.

p. 173
‘Puss placed her four …'
The Cat
, June 1941 (
p. 87
).

p. 174
‘a huge black Tom …' ibid.

p. 176
‘Throughout the country …'
Manchester Guardian
, 7 January 1941 (
p. 3
).

p. 176
‘Dusty, a cat from …' ibid.

p. 176
‘un-tethered the horses …' LAPAVS News-Sheet, August 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 177
‘where farmers have found …'
Manchester Guardian
, 7 January 1941 (
p. 3
).

p. 177
‘killed two good plough horses …' ibid.

p. 178
‘Owners of urban …'
The Times
, 10 January 1941 (p. 2).

p. 178
‘I fancy these leaflets …'
Manchester Guardian
, 7 January 1941 (
p. 3
).

p. 179
‘Five couple of hounds …' Turner, op. cit. (p. 164).

p. 179
‘made into glue …' ibid.

p. 179
‘Courtenay Tracey …' 9 January 1941 (TNA MAF 79/8).

p. 179
‘7,800 hounds have been …' (TNA MAF 79/8).

p. 180
‘We suggest that hunting …' (TNA MAF 128/578).

p. 180
‘I emphasise the political …' ibid.

p. 181
‘when all imports …' (TNA MAF 84/57).

p. 181
‘the sole source …' Hansard, 2 April 1941.

p. 181
‘Why is the hunt allowed …' Mrs Elsie Barnes, 25 January 1941 (TNA MAF 79/8).

p. 181
‘Dogs and cats must subsist …' (TNA MAF 128/578).

p. 181
‘I think I am right …' (TNA MAF 85/87).

p. 182
‘seagulls, city pigeons etc.' 26 March 1941 (TNA MAF 84/57).

p. 182
‘An increasing number …' (M-O SxMOA1/2/79/1/A/1).

p. 182
‘17,347 dogs destroyed' (TNA MEPO 2/6957).

p. 182
‘living in the paraffin shed' Jenkins,
A Home of Their Own
(
p. 175
).

p. 183
‘expert electrocutionist …' 28 May 1941 Mrs M. Witherow to C. Pulling (TNA MEPO 2/6589).

p. 183
‘There appears to be …' (TNA MAF 84/57).

p. 183
‘a cat equilibrium …' (TNA MAF 84/57 5857).

p. 183
‘It seems possible that an attempt …'
The Cat
, February 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 184
‘10–12 circuses …' (TNA MAF 84/57).

p. 184
‘Watson's Fox Terriers'
Tail-Wagger Magazine
, March 1943 (
p. 45
).

p. 184
‘As nations allow animals …' Performing Animals (TNA HO 45/20552).

p. 185
‘clearly indicated fear …' Performing Animals (TNA HO 45/20552).

p. 185
‘animals, dingoes …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1940 (
p. 37
).

p. 185
‘unless this war …'
The Times
, 11 March 1941 (
p. 5
).

p. 186
‘Millions of people …' (TNA MAF 79/8).

p. 186
‘my section of …' George Orwell diaries, 25 April 1941 (
pp. 306–7
,
http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com
).

p. 186
‘Lord Woolton's promise …'
The Evening News
, 25 March 1941 (
p. 1
)

p. 186
‘feeding of pigeons …' ibid.

p. 187
‘There should no …' ‘Animal Feeding Stuffs. Dogs and Cats', 1 April 1941 (TNA MAF 128/578 5684).

p. 187
‘Interfering with …' 22 July 1941 (TNA MAF 84/61).

p. 187
‘doing away with all …' (TNA MAF 84/57 29 April 1941).

p. 187
‘this applies to …' Hansard, 2 April 1941.

p. 188
‘Poultry-keepers …'
Glasgow Herald
, 1 March 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 188
‘complete denial …' Hansard, 30 April 1941.

p. 188
‘far-reaching motive …'
The Cat
, February 1941 (
p. 66
).

p. 188
‘It is difficult to tell …' ibid.

p. 189
‘prepared to go to …' ibid. (
p. 67
).

p. 190
‘There was this scheme …' NCDL, 17 March 1941 (M-OA T C 79).

p. 191
‘In a case heard …'
The Cat
, August 1941 (
p. 122
).

p. 191
‘The rescue squad …'
Western Morning News
, 24 June 1941 in
LAPAVS News-Sheet
, August 1941.

p. 192
‘many cats destroyed …' ibid.

p. 192
‘Housewives take him …' LAPAVS News-Sheet, May 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 192
‘Blackie'
Daily Mirror
, 6 November 1941 (p. 4).

p. 192
‘A cat buried for …'
PDSA News
, June 1941 (p. 2).

p. 193
‘Four days later …' ibid.

p. 193
‘cats, dogs, chickens …' ibid.

p. 193
‘It is worth mentioning that …'
Our Dogs
, 14 June 1941 (p. 752).

p. 194
‘I noticed a large …' Smith, op. cit. (
p. 49
).

p. 194
‘where she worked …' ibid. (
p. 63
).

p. 195
‘Florence Nightingale'
Daily Mirror
, 20 September 1943 (p. 4).

p. 195
‘a friend in London …'
The Cat
, February 1941 (
p. 62
).

p. 195
‘animal lover' Smith op. cit. (
p. 63
).

p. 196
‘Someone asked me …' Lind-af-Hageby op. cit. (
p. 24
).

p. 196
‘1,400 pets, mostly cats …' RSPCA Report for 1941 (
p. 16
).

p. 196
‘In one East End …' Our Dumb Friends' League Report for 1940 (
p. 57
).

p. 196
‘Cats are the most …'
The Veterinary Record
, 5 July 1941 (p. 390).

p. 197
‘has fed hundreds …'
Daily Mirror
, 2 November 1940 (
p. 3
).

p. 197
‘rather than see the pack cease …'
Daily Mail
, 25 October 1941.

p. 198
‘I remember Clydesdale …' John Maude, 11 January 1941 (TNA KV 2/1684).

p. 199
‘The Duke's mother …' ibid.

p. 199
‘We had lots of voluntary …' Smith, op. cit. (
p. 45
).

p. 201
‘followed by another cat …'
Birmingham Mail
, 19 April 1941 quoted in
The Cat
, July 1941 (
p. 110
).

p. 201
‘a small cafe, with a nice cat …'
The Cat
, September 1941 (p. 4).

p. 201
‘My own two cats …' ibid.

p. 202
‘sprang up, ran full tilt …'
The Star
, 28 March 1941, quoted in
LAPAVS News-Sheet
, May 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 202
‘The dog is a friend …'
LAPAVS News-Sheet
, May 1941 (
p. 1
).

p. 202
‘Once there they …' The Siamese Cat Club News-Sheet, quoted in
The Cat
, October 1940 (
p. 14
).