School Children Help the Blind (1937)

by Linda Kay

British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage features children in Amsterdam raising money to purchase a guide dog for a blind person.

Reality Cat: The children recycle newspapers to raise the money then visit the Guide Dog training center to pick a pooch. One of the dogs is sitting near a tabby kitten and a pigeon.

School Children Help the Blind - tabby kitten with trained guide dog and pigeon

In the next shot the dog is nuzzling the kitten gently, much to the amusement of the children.

School Children Help the Blind - tabby kitten being nuzzled by trained guide dog
School Children Help the Blind - tabby kitten being nuzzled by trained guide dog

Final Mewsings: They should have picked the dog that liked cats!

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