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Trench cat, France, 1918
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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/historyporn@lemmy.world/t/992926
British soldier with the trench cat, France, WW1, 1918
I feel like cats at least know where to go when it's loud outside, where to get food/water/rest in the calm, where to get all the pets and lovins before taking off,.. I don't think any animal is ready for bomb shakes but they'll get to the best place they can faster than we will for protection.
Now, I know nothing about nuthin', but I would guess any house kitties left behind in active war zone might not have lasted long. This cat in the pic is likely a stray, and he's seen some shit before any of those assholes even showed up. I bet a lot of house cats did survive, and went on the bring love to a new family as a fellow survivor.
---edit to replace "warrior" with "survivor", added a word---
I assume that a feral/stray cat that isn't too spooked by loud noises (which may or may not require them to be deaf, I'm not a veterinarian, nor an animal behaviorist) could have a decent time in a WW1 trench. Most soldiers were probably happy to pet them and/or bunk with them, and there would likely be a nearly endless supply of live rats to play with/eat somewhere.