COSSACK CAVALRY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 15, 16 October 1942, Page 3

COSSACK CAVALRY

GETTING BIG SUPPLIES FOR WOUNDED HORSES FROM LONDON

Russia's Avar horses are getting a steady Hoav of A-eterinary supplies and equipment from Britain's. Royal Society for the Prevention, of Cruelty to Animals. The Society has already raised £15,000 towards the £-10,000 needed to meet the requests made by the Soviet Government through the British Ambassador.. To date the Sj/iet Aiyny Veterinary Corps has received. 1,500 kilogrammes' of drugs and dressings. Round about 1000 veterinary surgeons' Aval lets complete Avith instruments and drugs have been dispatched and 1000 more are on the Avay. Field chests costing £18 apiece haA r e gone out and the latest batch of supplies included microtomes, syringes, and 17 field microscopes. The drugs sent are for dressing burns, removing tape Avorins, healing lip Avounds, and combating fever. The Russian Army has an excellent system of dealing Avith its sick and Avounded horses, but its large supplies are being drained and the SoA'iet Government have' asked for five outfits for veterinary hospitals, Avhicli will include special ATeterinary tents and lighting apparatus, each costing £1,000. Tho Royal Society are getting the money for them.