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25.4.41 [George Orwell]

April 25, 2011 in Home Guard, London Zoo, Political, War-time, bread ration, racehorses, zebra by orwelldiaries

C, of my section of the Home Guard, a poulterer by trade but at present dealing in meat of all kinds, yesterday bought 20 zebras which are being sold off by the Zoo. Only for dog meat, presumably, not human consumption. [1] It seems rather a waste…There are said to be still 2,000 racehorses in England, each of which will be eating 10-15 lb. of grain a day. I.e. these brutes are devouring every day the equivalent of the bread ration of a division of troops.

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