Animals
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Although this blog is about a massacre which killed 750,000 victims within a week, not everyone reading this will be shocked about it. At the beginning of World War II, a government pamphlet led to a massive cull of British pets. As many as 750,000 British pets were killed in just one week. In 1939
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World War II was a global conflict that tested the limits of human resilience, innovation, and ingenuity. In addition to the millions of soldiers, civilians, and military machinery involved, a vast array of animals played indispensable roles throughout the war. From dogs and horses to pigeons and even reindeer, animals were employed for various purposes,
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In the Middle Ages, animals who ‘committed crimes’ were subject to the same legal proceedings as humans. Famously, in 1457, seven pigs in Savigny, France were tried for the murder of a five-year-old boy. The proceedings were complete with a defense attorney for the pigs and a judge, who ultimately ruled that because people witnessed
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Most of us will have heard the phrase, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” The phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century. City streets were filthy then, and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals. Richard Brome’s The City Witt, 1652, has the line, ‘It shall rain dogs and polecats.’
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It is a well-established fact that the Nazis cared more for animals than for their victims. Allegedly Hitler didn’t eat lobsters because he thought it was cruel that they were cooked alive. Himmler said during a speech in 1943. “We Germans, who are the only people in the world who have a decent attitude towards
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Honestly, I am not a cat person. I have always preferred dogs. There is an expression, “A dog thinks you are God, a cat thinks he is.” I knew about the efforts of dogs, horses, elephants, and other animals during World War II, but never heard about the heroics of cats during World War II,
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Today is World Animal Day and what better day to pick to remember some of the forgotten Heroes of WWII. The animals that often played a very important role. Pfc. Rez P. Hester of the Marine Corps Seventh War Dog Platoon on Iwo Jima takes a nap while Butch stands guard. February 1945.(courtesy National Archives)
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Like most other war WWII was not only fought by humans, animals also took part in the war. It was in a variety of roles how animals partook in the war efforts,sometimes for transport ,like the picture above of a soldier with a pack Reindeer, on slippery ice, near the tiny village of Nautsi, in northern
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Dogs are often called “Man’s best friend” which is probably more true from a Dog’s point of view then from the point of view of it’s owner. Dogs are known to have remained loyal to their owner even after the owner has died, Regardless how you treat your dog , generally they will love you
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