Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acquiring cats meant they were considered necessary wartime equipment, but they also became mascots and companions to soldiers ...

Explore the forgotten history of the 500,000 cats that served in the WWI trenches—from hunting rats to alerting soldiers of gas attacks.

This is the 100th anniversary of America's involvement in World War I. On Memorial Day, we remembered and honored those who served, in that and other conflicts. These brave soldiers of "the war to end ...

Acquiring cats meant they were considered necessary wartime equipment, but they also became mascots and companions to soldiers during a time of need. A claim has recently surfaced stating that around ...

A claim has recently surfaced stating that around 500,000 cats were sent to the trenches of WWI. In our archival records of this war, cats absolutely show up across front-line and support areas, and ...