Memorial Day Cats Remembered

[Stinky15]

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this but I stumbled on it and had never heard about it before.
These Are the Brave and Fluffy Cats Who Served in World War I
https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-gallery-of-cats-who-served-in-world-war-i-1624713212

 

[mservant]

What an amazing article. You hear so much about dogs and their roles with regiments but this news is wonderful. Of course we cat-people should not be surprised to see the wonderful contributions felines have made but it is great to see some of their stories and photographs showing the amazing bonds that helped people to get through the most difficult situations.
Thank you for sharing Stinky15

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ My uncle Raymond had a service dog while in the Army ( WW2) - a beautiful German Shepherd. He returned home with with it . I remember my mother telling us about it , and how despondent her brother was when that dog/companion died.

 

[lavishsqualor]

What a fantastic article! Thank you for sharing. It made my day.

 

[aliceneko]

Such a wonderful article!

 

[Boris Diamond]

Enjoyed the pictures! Great article. Thanks for posting! People adopt cats not just because they are sweet and loving, but because they are working animals. They keep pests down in my home, too, though they've only caught one mouse here!

 

[1 bruce 1]

Like the Christmas Truce of 1914, sometimes a bit of humanity and compassion can bring a war to a stop even for just a minute or so.
Very cool story. Appreciate that link Stinky15

 

[1 bruce 1]

Enjoyed the pictures! Great article. Thanks for posting! People adopt cats not just because they are sweet and loving, but because they are working animals. They keep pests down in my home, too, though they've only caught one mouse here!

That mouse sent out an SOS to his buddies and they fled the coop

 

[catspaw66]

Thank you for the link Stinky15 .

 

[di and bob]

Tahnks so much! Cats are just naturally more stealthy than dogs, they would make great soldiers!

 

[danteshuman]

Thank you for the article.

My pest control cat only had caught moths, flies and small ?mosquitos? .... however he is young and is training to nab that smack talking squirrel in his back yard

 

[calico man]

Very cool article and also some very good pictures. I'm sure that all of those cats were very loved and spoiled by the soldiers!

 

[LifeWithOliver]

Thank you for the article.

My pest control cat only had caught moths, flies and small ?mosquitos? .... however he is young and is training to nab that smack talking squirrel in his back yard

My cat hunts spiders.