Oh, folks, friends and neighbors, fellow conspiracy realist, we are returning with a classic episode that I'm going to say it, guys, this is a banger.

This is such a fascinating thing.

It's got a Venn diagram with ridiculous history as well.

Animals at War.

Do you guys remember like the cutesy stories that pop up on social media where someone

will say, you know, in World World War I, this tiny scrappy yonkshire terrier was awarded

medals by the queen due to his, I don't know, something.

I love a good dog medal.

You know, they deserve it.

It's his courageous efforts in alerting someone about something.

Yeah, yeah.

And there's also the story of the cat who may have, I don't think he became an officer,

but he was commended for his ratting abilities.

Well, he was definitely a gentleman, that's for sure.

Yeah, a Tinker-Taylor soldier spy.

And all in one package, one feline package.

Of the feline variety.

So whether is beast of burden, scouts, sentries, or, you know, attack dogs, animals have always

been conscripted into human conflict, you know, like marching into war with elephants and so on.

And a lot of times, as we discuss in this episode, folks will assume that this is ancient

history.

But as we'll learn, the practice continued

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