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Description: | This newspaper appeal from the PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) was sent to encourage the British people to contribute to the war effort during World War Two. It encourages civilians to provide clothing, rags, paper, scrap metal, furniture and other items which were in short supply to the War Effort. The advert claims the donations are double purpose, helping to fund both the PDSA and the War Effort. On the reverse, The PDSA explains some of its contributions during war time to help sick and injured animals and gives other ways people can contribute to the PDSA, as well as providing advice for keeping cats and dogs in war time and in creating a gas proof animal box to protect pets from gas attacks. The PDSA helped to treat animals injured during the blitz as well as other initiatives to assist in the ware effort. It opened its centres for use by the Air Raid Wardens, and as well as appeals such as this one provided medical care for animal mascots of military divisions. This advert includes a picture of an animial mascott receiving treatment as well as illustrations to encourage people to donate to the war effort.
Newspaper cutting 'Help the Nation The P.D.S.A. in War Time' | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Printed ephemera Local history Second World War (1939-1945) Ephemera | Temporal: | 1939 - 1945
Second World War (1939-1945) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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