Sculptor Susan Bahary is currently planning a very promising interactive monument in Washington, D.C. that memorializes the work service pets and their people:
"In her three decades as an artist, Susan Bahary has sculpted some of the country’s most famous service animals: the Marine war dogs of Guam, President George H.W. Bush’s service dog Sully, and a certain Boston terrier mix who helped locate wounded and capture a German spy in World War I.
“They’re like my children, so it’s hard to pick a favorite,” she says. “I can tell you right now, it would be hard to beat Stubby. The story is very moving, and kids love it too.”
Bahary’s current project, though, is especially close to her heart – and her biggest work to date: the National Service Animals Memorial. Envisioned as a park-like or plaza setting in the nation’s capital, it will pay tribute to the sacrifices and heroic deeds of service animals and their handlers."
National Service Animals Monument Website
Are there any animal monuments that have really stuck with you? What is the story behind them?
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Kayla Anderson
Veterinary Social Worker
Program for Pet Health Equity
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