Every Australian Does His Duty

Regular readers will remember our article last Anzac Day which included a picture of Aussie troops with a Kangaroo in front of the Egyptian Pyramids during WWI.

We'll we just stumbled across a fantastic old movie clip showing Australian troops and their kangaroo or wallaby mascot on Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom during World War One also.

The clip, which runs for about 80 seconds is entitled "Australia Will Be There!" and shows King George V reviewing Australian troops on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England in 1916.

The clip starts with a shot of the King's group (about 15) riding on horseback; with the King's flag flying. It then pans to Australians; standing in long line with an officer in front saluting and a small kangaroo stands in front of the row.

It then continues with a better quality shot of King George & others, cuts to Australian troops marching by to right and more shots of the kangaroo mascot.

You can see the entire clip here.

Don't forget. If you have any photos or video of Aussie animals serving with our armed forces either here or overseas, we'd love to see them!

Regular readers will now that we are big supporters of Steve Irwin and his charities.

Steve Irwin Day is coming up on the 15th of November. The day is an international and annual event to celebrate the extraordinary life of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. The day reprsents the many things Steve was passionate about: FAMILY, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, FUN and KHAKI

This year they are calling for  help to raise valuable funds for the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and they are asking you to KHAKI IT!

Khaki is more than just a colour. It's an attitude. It's a stand to do something positive in our world and a passion to make a difference. And when you make a difference - you KHAKI IT!

If you wish to help fundraise this Steve Irwin Day you can  building your own fundraising page or by making a donation to the Australia Zoo Joey Ambassadors.

There are some great fundraising prizes up for grabs so why not make a start and help to raise funds for the patients at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

At VetShopAustralia we understand you have a choice as to where you buy your pet health products, and as well as low prices, we want to make our service the best it can be.

We also believe that time and money invested in education is well spent, and those of you who know us, know that we try and support educational institutions when ever we can.

For both those reasons we are pleased to be working with Marketing Students from the University of the Sunshine Coast, just up the road from our facility in Forest Glen here in Queensland. As part of their studies  the students have devised a short survey asking people to provide (anonymously) details of their social networking usage and how they would like to see VetShopAustralia using social networking to serve them better.

If you'd like to participate, simply click here. The survey is anonymous and at the end, you will be rewarded for your time with a coupon code giving you $5 off your next order at VetShopAustralia.