British Museum and Animals in War Memorial (outside Hyde Park, London)

delusional speciesism
speziesistischer Realitätsverlust
el delirio del especismo

British Museum (London):

Hyde Park (London):

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"Despite animals having been used for military purpose during both the First and Second World Wars, a memorial to those who were killed or died whilst serving with British forces was only unveiled as recently as 24 December 2004, in Hyde Park, London, by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. It was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum and designed by the English sculptor David Backhouse, and is made out of Portland stone. The memorial came about as a result of public donations which ended up raising the staggering amount of £1.4 million. It includes the following inscriptions: 

'This monument is dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time. Many and various animals were employed to support British and Allied Forces in wars and campaigns over the centuries, and as a result millions died. From the pigeon to the elephant, they all played a vital role in every region of the world in the cause of human freedom. Their contribution must never be forgotten.'

Although the memorial is to commemorate all animals from across the centuries who have died whilst serving in the military forces of Great Britain, never was that more pronounced than during the four-and-a-half years of the First World War, where it is estimated that 8 million horses, mules and donkeys died, along with 100,000 pigeons." [Stephen Wynn, Tanya Wynn: Animals in the Great War. [Barnsley,] Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military. 2019]

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