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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed May 21, 2014, 01:31 PM May 2014

Animals in WWI

Over 8 million horses killed along with untold number of donkeys,mules,carrier pigeons,dogs, and others carried into battle as mascots. Sad, heart-breaking pictures of animals among the madness:
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http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwianimals/

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Animals in WWI (Original Post) packman May 2014 OP

Germany used 2.75 million horses in World War !!. rug May 2014 #1

My grandfather was in the US Army Signal Corps when they used pigeons Major Nikon May 2014 #2

Cher Ami sarge43 May 2014 #3

Great story TuxedoKat May 2014 #4

rug

(82,333 posts)

1. Germany used 2.75 million horses in World War !!.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2014, 01:38 PM

May 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_II#Germany

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. My grandfather was in the US Army Signal Corps when they used pigeons

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 12:10 AM

May 2014

I still have a tiny little can they used to attach messages to the legs of pigeons.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

3. Cher Ami

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #2)

Thu May 22, 2014, 05:43 AM

May 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)

4. Great story

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #3)

Thu May 22, 2014, 07:19 AM

May 2014

They thought she was a male pigeon until after her death when they had her preserved by a taxidermist. They should add two "e's" to her name for "Chere Amie". Amazing that she survived after being shot.

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