{"id":1381,"date":"2018-02-25T23:19:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T23:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/?page_id=1381"},"modified":"2018-03-13T17:31:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:31:30","slug":"national-army-museum-of-new-zealand-in-waiouru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/national-army-museum-of-new-zealand-in-waiouru","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand War Animal Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Zealand War Animal Memorial<br \/>\nWaiouru, NZ<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Photo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; 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href=\"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/new-zealand-memorial-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"single-image-item-trigger \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/new-zealand-memorial-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Homing Pigeons released at Ceremony\u2014Photo Credit: NZDF\"\/><\/a>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><div class=\"wug-gallery-pagination \"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Memorial Honors War Animals<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/manawatu-guardian\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=1503567&amp;objectid=12004114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article from the MANAWATU GUARDIAN, March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The founder of the Australian War Animal Organisation (AWAMO) charity has visited Palmerston North ahead of a special ceremony to open a new memorial in Waiouru.<\/p>\n<p>Nigel Allsopp delivered a public address called &#8216;The Deeds and Sacrifices of Animals in War&#8217; at the Palmerston North City Library last Tuesday, where he outlined the history of animals working alongside defence forces throughout the last two world wars.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian based author is in New Zealand for the opening of the country&#8217;s first national War Animal Memorial held at the National Army Museum on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with the unveiling at the National Army Museum, February 24 will now become annual Purple Poppy Day in order for these animals and their sacrifices to be commemorated and remembered by future generations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Animals had no choice to be there, they were volunteered,&#8221; Mr Allsopp said. &#8220;Animals were used by all sides, often pressed-ganged into service; they had no malice and worked tirelessly alongside their master.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These animals demonstrated true valour and an enduring partnership with humans. The bond was unbreakable, their sacrifice was great and we should honour them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since establishing the AWAMO, Mr Allsopp has been instrumental in its erection of more than 30 memorials to animals who lost their lives in various conflicts around the world and most recently, a unique memorial produced by acclaimed sculptor Susan Bahary (United States) at Pozieres on July 21, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Allsopp was joined by Kotuku Foundation Assistance Animals Aotearoa founder Merenia Donne. She was recently made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services training disability assistance dogs. Ms Donne has recently extended the foundation&#8217;s training programme to provide assistance dogs for military veterans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had a wonderful day at the unveiling in Waiouru, being humbled to have been invited not only to attend and lay a wreath at the memorial, but also to assist Nigel Allsopp with arrangements for the event,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The use of animals within the New Zealand Defense Force is on a steady rise, predominantly due to the military&#8217;s training and implementation of explosive detection dogs and military working dogs.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;899px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_audio _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; title=&#8221;The War Animal\u2019s Prayer&#8221; audio=&#8221;https:\/\/podcast.radionz.co.nz\/mnr\/mnr-20180226-0854-waiouru_holds_first_purple_poppy_day_animal_memorial_unveiled-128.mp3&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>First verse from an from an anonymous poet known as Sergeant 4486 from WWI<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Second verse by Julie Taylor-Radcliffe<br \/>\nRead by Susan Bahary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221;] New Zealand War Animal Memorial Waiouru, NZ [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Photo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221;] [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;video&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;NATIONAL TV NEW ZEALAND- TV ONE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;] NATIONAL TV NEW ZEALAND- TV ONE [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;link&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;] Remembering the Four-legged Cavalry [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;gallery&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;article&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1381","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1381"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1556,"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1381\/revisions\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baharystudios.com\/art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}