East End, 1939. I know this was posed by the photographer but any photo with dog is good by me. by Max2310 Tags:LondonUnited Kingdom 3 comments The dog was definitely a paid actor, looks utterly disappointed reading the notice. Airedale Terrier? A few months later, he probably wasn’t around. Hundreds of thousands of dogs were put down in the early months of the war as a way of saving food or because they were driven mad by the noise of the Blitz [The little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24478532#:~:text=The%20first%20bombing%20of%20London,Day%20in%20the%20Daily%20Mirror). 750,000 were destroyed in one week alone. Comments are closed.
A few months later, he probably wasn’t around. Hundreds of thousands of dogs were put down in the early months of the war as a way of saving food or because they were driven mad by the noise of the Blitz [The little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24478532#:~:text=The%20first%20bombing%20of%20London,Day%20in%20the%20Daily%20Mirror). 750,000 were destroyed in one week alone.
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The dog was definitely a paid actor, looks utterly disappointed reading the notice.
Airedale Terrier?
A few months later, he probably wasn’t around. Hundreds of thousands of dogs were put down in the early months of the war as a way of saving food or because they were driven mad by the noise of the Blitz [The little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24478532#:~:text=The%20first%20bombing%20of%20London,Day%20in%20the%20Daily%20Mirror). 750,000 were destroyed in one week alone.
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