Animals with Jobs

3512 readers

1 users here now

Is it an animal? Does it have a job? Then it belongs here!

Our rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:

Our Rules

Rule 1- Be respectful and inclusive.

Everyone should feel welcome here.

Rule 2- No illegal or NSFW or NSFL content.

Violation of this rule will not be tolerated.

Rule 3- No advertisement or spam.

Violation of this rule will not be tolerated.

Rule 4- No inflammatory or controversial content.

Please stay away from politics and other divisive topics. This is meant to be a lighthearted community.

Community Moderation

For inquiry on becoming a moderator of this community, you may comment on the pinned post of the time, or simply shoot a message to the current moderators.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

118

Sergeant Stubby is a stray dog that helped American soldiers in WWI. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of animals served in WWI. Hell, a French carrier pigeon was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Thousands of horses served and died. The record is pretty grim, really.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That's interesting and also grim, like you said. I feel bad for all the horses.