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Stuffed dog at Ledbury station

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Vindaloo 42 said:
Does anyone know the story of the taxidermied Jack Russell on the up platform at Ledbury?
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Possibly the same as this?

This seemed to be a bit of a Southern Railway/ Region thing. Dogs (alive) were used to collect money from passengers to support the Woking Children's Home. When the dogs shuffled off their mortal coil they were stuffed, put in a glass case, and continued to garner donations.
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That was posted in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/weirdest-oddities-still-on-the-uk-network.176048/post-3811488
 
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