What the records say
- When
- 1939
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 750,000
- Coordinates
- 51.73° N, 3.08° W
- Description
- mass killing of pets in 1939
Placed at the town its title names, British.
British pet massacre
Mass killing of pets in 1939
The British pet massacre was an event in 1939 in which an estimated 750,000 cats and dogs, a quarter of England's pet population, were euthanized due to widespread fear among owners that they would not be able to care for their animals during wartime.
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