A Glance at the Animals

In World War One, many people died from explosions, gunfire and diseases. However millions of animals died too. Countless animals were taken to the Great War. These animals were in the frontline, in trenches and near the ward. They were very much soldiers too.

Horses were used as transport around the battlefields whilst camels were used to carry soldiers in Egypt. Cats were placed in trenches so there would be fewer mice in the trenches. Pigeons were used to send messages from on base to another. The German Army even used an elephant. In some cases the animals were used as weapons. As the Egyptians worshipped cats, when the Persians let out hundreds of cats in the battlefield, the Egyptians had to surrender rather than attack the Persians, in case a cat was killed in the process.

Animals used in the British Army were organised with the fit and able. If a horse looked ill, they would not be assembled with horses that were to be taken to no man’s land.

Horses and mules were greatly known in the war. They were acknowledged as these creatures saved many lives of soldiers, by taking them to the wards. Any soldier that was associated with a horse or mule, were known to have a great relationship with it.

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