20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Adolf Hitler
7. Hitler Crafted Laws Against Animal Cruelty
Yes, this one is going to seem extremely strange considering the innumerable human atrocities he ordered during his lifetime, but Hitler despised animal cruelty. A committed vegetarian, Hitler was put off meat when he was young - legend has it as a result of witnessing an autopsy - and became determined to protect animals.
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He helped to implement laws which protected wild animals, chickens, and cattle - and he intended to reduce Germany's meat consumption after World War II.