New book reveals heroic animal 'VC's'

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Jet of Iada, proudly displaying his Animal VC.

The remarkable stories of the 71 heroic animals who have received the pet equivalent of the Victoria Cross are told in a new book.

They include a dog who dragged his drowning handler to safety in a torrent of shells and machine gun fire and a carrier pigeon which flew 120 miles to raise the alarm for a bomber crew who had crashed into the sea.more »

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: ImperialWarMuseum/BNPS

Jet of Iada, proudly displaying his Animal VC.

The remarkable stories of the 71 heroic animals who have received the pet equivalent of the Victoria Cross are told in a new book.

They include a dog who dragged his drowning handler to safety in a torrent of shells and machine gun fire and a carrier pigeon which flew 120 miles to raise the alarm for a bomber crew who had crashed into the sea.

Their courageous acts, and others involving dogs, cats, pigeons and horses, feature in history teacher Philip Hawthorne's book, The Animal Victoria Cross: The Dickin Medal.
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