Non-humans in action in the regional and World Wars.
v5.0 Non-humans in action in the Wars. Man, at times of his necessity for the good and for bad at times of war, used his brethern, his menials, slaves and even the quadruped animals and biped- birds too. But, a war between countries, gets all of them into action, leading to someone’s victory and huge loss of life for both the winner and the vanquished. There are no family members to cry for these animals, unlike the humans. While the statistics on total soldiers killed in different wars, are available, the data for non-humans killed in famous wars are only available. It is reported that sixteen million animals served in the armies of first world war. Horses, elephants, camels , and other animals have been used for both transportation and mounted attacks. The Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (RSPCA) estimates that 484,143 horses, mules, camels and bullocks were killed in British War service between 1914 and 1918. Those animals could not speak, their...