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01-01-2020
Column: Living with Dogs - PLAQUE DEDICATED TO ANIMALS IN WARFARE
Column: Living with Dogs - PLAQUE DEDICATED TO ANIMALS IN WARFARE
The plaque was donated by former Scenic Rim Division Two Councillor, Nadia O’ Carroll, while the sandstone base of the cenotaph was partly donated by Nadia and by the Tamborine Village Lions Club.

An estimated 16 million animals served between 1914 and 1918 during World War One, with a huge loss of life, yet their indispensable role in that conflict has been largely ignored.

Military animals are trained animals that are used in warfare and other combat related activities. Different military animals served different functions. Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals were used for both transportation and mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage.

Many other animals have been reportedly used in various specialised military functions, including rats and pigs.

Dogs have long been employed in a wide variety of military purposes, more recently focusing on guarding and bomb detection, and along with dolphins and sea lions are in active use today.

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