EXHIBIT 782: BRITISH ANIMALS IN WAR MEMORIAL
The Animals in War Memorial is located at Brook Gate, Park Lane, on the edge of London’s Hyde Park and was designed by leading English sculptor, David Backhouse. Unveiled on 24 November 2004 by the Princess Royal, it exists as a memorial to the huge number of animals that have served and died under British [...]
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EXHIBIT 100: THE UNION STOCKYARDS
The Union Yards were established in a purchase of 320 acres of swamp land in 1864 by 9 railroad companies that saw a great opportunity in a consolidated railway shipping center taking the bounty of the west to the east. Originally, live cattle were shipped from the Stockyards east to local markets and local slaughterhouses [...]
Posted at 9:34 am on 10/19/2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Animals used in food, Environmental devastation, Landmarks, Materials made from dead animals | read on
