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Show ANIMAL PETS FOB BRITISH SOLSIEBS LONDON. May 4. No less than thirty thir-ty regiments in the British army have pet animals attached. The dogs of the "Fighting Fifth" and "Jack," the retriever of the Twelfth lancers, march with their companies when on active service, and have taken part in more than one battle. The drum horse of the Seventh Hussars presented present-ed by Che late Queen Victoria marches proudly at the head of the men, with white tail and mane flowing. "Billy; the goat of the Welsh fusll-llers, fusll-llers, is better known, and is a very showy soldier. Indeed, as he struts along In all the glory of scarlet coat, wltn white facings, and the badge and crest of the regiment on his forehead. The Queen's Own Hussars also has a goat. A deer is the pet of the Seaforth Highlanders. "Anthony," a little donkey, don-key, attached himself to the Twenty-sixth Twenty-sixth battery while In India and became be-came an established favorite, marching, march-ing, eating and drinking with the men. A pet bear was the mascot of the Gloucester Glou-cester regiment, but becoming Ill-item-pered had to be shot. The Lancers of New South Wales have an emu and a kangaroo. "Peter." the goose, became the pet of the Grenadiers Grena-diers while In Canada. |