Animals in War - the UK's most pointless war memorial

I completely don't get this war memorial and the tens of thousands of pounds that must have been spent on it. I mean it's not like a signal animal will ever come to visit it and appreciate its significance. Not even a really smart monkey with a massive head would have any clue what this massive waste of tax payers money means.

MY flatmate disagrees but he doesn't have a flickr account so he can **** *** **** ** because as I said to him those brass donkeys don't come cheap.