| Animals in War Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
 Memorial Statue of a dog, from the "Ottawa War" | |
| For animals used by the Canadian military ( Canadian Army) in conflicts since the Second Boer War | |
| Unveiled | November 3, 2012 |
| Location |
45°25′20.3″N 75°41′32.3″W / 45.422306°N 75.692306°W near |
| Designed by | David Clendining |
The Animals in War Memorial (officially Animals in War and Les animaux en temps de guerre) is a memorial sculpture located at Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It commemorates animals used by the Canadian military ( Canadian Army) in conflicts since the Second Boer War (this excludes the use of animals by British Army and French Army before Canada existed as a country).
Sculptures
The memorial consists of three plaques mounted on a stone and sculpture of a dog with foot prints locate next to the South African War Memorial, Ottawa and near the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. The plaques consists of:
Inscriptions on the plaques are in English and French.
The plaques and sculpture are created by Ottawa-based artist David Clendining with Laureen Harper as honorary patron of the project. [1]
Construction
The memorial was inspired by Lloyd Swick, a World War II and Korean War veteran, who remembered a painting of a horse at war at his high school in 1939. Swick and supporters presented the idea for a memorial to the National Capital Commission Committee in 2010. The memorial became reality and was unveiled on November 3, 2012. [2]
See also
- Animals in War Memorial, a larger memorial located in London and unveiled in 2004
References
- ^ "David Clendining". Animals in War Dedication Project. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Project History". Animals in War Dedication Project. Retrieved 10 March 2020.