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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has issued a very useful booklet on “Animals and Air Raids” containing the A.R.P. for animals drawn up by its veterinary experts, and the demand has been so great that a second edition was immediately required. In addition to the usual veterinary treatments for burns, injuries, and gas contamination, described in a manner convenient for animal-owners at a time when only a limited number of veterinary surgeons will be available, there are some well thought-out practical hints in these difficult problems. It is stated that there are in Greater London approximately 40,000 horses, 9,000 cattle, 6,000 sheep, 18,000 pigs, 400,000 dogs, 1,500,000 cats; that there are some 200,000 working horses in England and Wales and in addition 1,004,686 agricultural horses. For horses on the streets, a halter and 12-ft. lead is advised to control the horse while unharnessing and then securing it at a spot away from falling masonry; the nosebag should be put on to keep it calm. For small dogs and domestic animals, a gas-proof air-tight box with an opening covered by a blanket dipped in a saturated solution of chloride of lime or permanganate of potash is recommended, and a similar device against gas is recommended for adapting stables, shippons and byres.
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A.R.P. for Animals. Nature 144, 503–504 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144503b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144503b0