Lovers of animals are frequently heard to express regret at the numbers of horses destroyed on the field of battle In the present war casualties amongst horses have been particularly heavy. When stories are told of the hours wounded men often lie exposed before they are rescued by the Red Cross workers, they only serve to emphasize the sufferings of wounded animals. But the horse is not deserted in the British army, and so soon as possible the Veterinary Corps collects wounded and abandoned horses on the battlefield. These horses are examined: the less seriously injured one operated upon at once, while those which are badly wounded or are sick are either destroyed or sent back to the base hospitals provided for them. A story is told of a fine charger which belonged to the German cavalry. He was found, with a bullet in the shoulder, by a captain in the Veterinary Corps who extracted the bullet literally under shell firs, with the result that after a few days' rest the British army was the richer by a good horse. Hundreds of horses have be>n saved in thie way, but unfortunately the terror of wounded horses on the battle field continues to be a most pitiful spectacle.
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