Global Animal Memorial

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Peter: the wartime rescue dog who located people under rubble

1945-11 London, United Kingdom
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Peter was a collie rescue dog who served in late-war London, locating people trapped under blitzed buildings and receiving the Dickin Medal in 1945.

London, United Kingdom

PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating the award; this is not a photograph of the dog. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.
PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating the award; this is not a photograph of the dog. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.

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Peter located people trapped under bombed buildings while serving in London rescue work.

The archive records his transition from difficult household dog to trained rescue worker.

Peter is archived because training can turn ordinary animal lives into life-saving service under extreme conditions.

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