https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o By: Julia Merideth en-us 2016-12-12 17:20:12 UTC 2026-01-06 16:54:58 UTC hello@padlet.com jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143184015 It is estimated that in 1918, Germany had 30,000 dogs, Britain and France and Belgian over 20,000 and Italy 3,000. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143184015 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143185183 - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/the-western-front-in-world-war-one/animals-in-world-war-one/dogs-in-world-war-one/
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/28604874
-http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/how-did-animals-even-slugs-serve-world-war-i]]> 2016-12-12 17:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143185183 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143185497 Military dogs had many roles depending on their size, inelegance, and training. Their roles consisted of sentry dogs, scout dogs, casualty dogs, explosive dogs, and mascot dogs. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143185497 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143188147 Scout Dogs- These dogs were trained to be extremely quiet. Their role was to work with soldiers on foot patrolling the terrain ahead of them. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143188147 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143189557 Casualty Dogs- Trained to find the wounded and dying on the battlefields and were equipped with medical supplies to aid those who were suffering. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143189557 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143190913 A message was attached to a pigeons leg and it is said that 95% of the messages were received correctly. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143190913 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143191798 100,000 carrier pigeons were used during the war. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143191798 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143192250 Pigeons always flew home, so soldiers would put nests where the message needed to go to. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143192250 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143192552 Used for transportation for the soldiers and as integral members of Calvary units. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143192552 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143193536 Used to pull pieces of artillery, supply trains, and other materials. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143193536 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143194069 The American Red Star Relief created over 80,000 booklets to American soldiers that detailed first aid for horses. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143194069 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143194887 The essential role that horses and mules played in WWI did not go unrecognized: the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum erected a plaque dedicated to the horses and mules that served. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143194887 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143195885 Slugs were used to detect mustard gas because they could before humans could. ]]> 2016-12-12 18:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143195885 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143196413 Slugs would visibly indicate their discomfort by closing their breathing pores and compressing their pores, soldiers would then put on their gas masks to protect themselves. ]]> 2016-12-12 18:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143196413 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143197057 The "slug brigade" saved many lives. ]]> 2016-12-12 18:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143197057 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143199089 Pigeons would be found a lot on the Western front. ]]> 2016-12-12 18:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143199089 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143200261 At the Marne in 1914, French had 72 pigeon lofts. ]]> 2016-12-12 18:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143200261 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143636540 Pigeons flew at very fast speeds. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143636540 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143636835 A falcon could bring down a pigeon, but a marksman almost certainly could not. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143636835 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143637296 Dogs would sniff out explosives. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143637296 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143657901 Many soldiers brought kangaroos as mascots. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143657901 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658281 One group of Australian soldiers adopted a rooster in Egypt. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658281 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658572 A dog named Sergeant Stubby]]> 2016-12-14 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658572 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658917 Sergeant Stubby participated in 17 battles on the Western front. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143658917 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659149 Elephants were used to transport soldiers. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659149 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659468 Special nose plugs were developed for horses so they could breath during a gas attack.]]> 2016-12-14 17:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659468 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659751 It's estimated that eight million horses died in WWI. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659751 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659905 It's estimated that one million dogs died during WWI. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143659905 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660047 More than 136,000 horses served in WWI. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660047 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660307 Some horses carried messages. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660307 jmerideth18 https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660481 Special gas masks were made for dogs during the war. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmerideth18/mxglpsqoaq6o/wish/143660481