Pets’ Service (1959)

Titles read: “PUTNEY - PETS’ SERVICE“. Putney, London. Various shots show people with their pets at a special open-air church service for animals. The Vicar of Putney, Reverend John Pearce-Higgins leads the service. Adults and children are seen clutching their pets. Among those seen are a dachshund, cats and puppies. A small boy holds a chick in his arms and gives it a kiss. Also present are Pekingese dogs and an Alsatian dog, who seems to be singing along with the choir! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews co