Pets and the Gentler Side of the Fighter 



At right: Raising 

 chickens while the 

 enemy is raising 

 siege guns for ac- 

 tion is rather sooth- 

 ing for the fighting 

 man, besides the 

 luxury of the fresh 

 eggs for breakfast 



♦ 



At left, a fawn left 

 by its frightened 

 mother in the 

 friendly hands of 

 German soldiers. 

 This little animal 

 was adopted as the 

 troop company's 

 mascot and given a 

 home in the tren- 

 ches, where it was 

 sheltered from 

 shots and shells 



At right, a British 

 soldier with a little 

 king of the beasts 

 as his pet. Will it 

 be a bodyguard 

 such as that of St. 

 Geronimus? 



At left, the 

 dog they left 

 behind makes 

 his home 

 with the 

 soldiers, and 

 gets better 

 treatment 

 than lie would 

 if there had 

 been no war 



At right, rab- 

 bits are as 

 friendly as 

 they arc pro- 

 lific. They 

 are perfect 1\ 

 at home in 

 the trenches 



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