"A lot of them have their own service or companion animals now that they're back home," said Vanderveer. The association says veterans that come in are in favour of the purple poppies and what they represent. "Currently, we have about 404 pets in our program that we service to make sure that the veterans and all of their family are taken care of, because those furry animals, you know how important they are." "All of the sales and the proceeds from those poppies go into our Pet Promise Program," she said. Vanderveer has a goal of 1,200 purple poppies crocheted for this Remembrance Day that are sold for $10 each. There were many different uses, and they were integral to the success and service of their country." "The dogs would sniff out IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) and they used rats, I believe, in World War I and World War II as well, they used pigeons and horses. "There are a lot of dogs that are used in Afghanistan still today," she said. She says animals have played a more integral part in global conflicts than a lot of people realize. Leanne Vanderveer heads social media, marketing and administration with the Veterans Association Food Bank and is the volunteer coordinator for the purple poppy campaign. The purple poppy is a way for people to recognize the significant loss of life for service animals in wars and conflicts. The purple poppy campaign is a complimentary or alternative poppy to the red poppy of the Royal Canadian Legion. For the second year in a row, volunteers are gathering at the Veterans Association Food Bank in Calgary to crochet purple Remembrance Day poppies.
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