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Old 20th Jun 2003, 04:34
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White dog poo was developed by the Ministry of Health during WW2. Dog owners were urged to add a tablespoonfull of Fuller's Earth to a dog's food, in order that the dog's stools would be more visible to pedestrians during blackouts.

The Ministry of Information published a poster, which shows an apoplectic Hitler, with his jackboot landing in a large, dark, steaming pile (a guilty looking Goering-faced Doberman pinscher cowers nearby), while a smiling Churchill is featured, deftly avoiding a neat, white deposit. Even after the War, people continued the habit of adding Fuller's Earth to dog food, but, with the introduction of tinned dog food, the custom died out.
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