Mascots, Pets & Other Animals.

While there were generally very few officially sanctioned mascots or pets in the Defence Force, many units or bases did indeed keep mascots, pets or other animals. Such pets included dogs, cats, goats, birds, and even a pig. Certain units were authorized to keep wildlife as mascots, but this was more the exception than the rule.

Pet Goat at Verena, Kwandebele - May 1986.
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Snake, Owamboland - October 1986.
Snake caught by troops while on Patrol.

Ballas, the goat, at Okatope - November 1986.

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