Instead millions of horses were used to carry people and supplies. Many other animals played a big part in the war as workers and mascots. WARTIME DOG: That’s Lightening. She carries urgent ...

(AP Photo) Animals and war. Dogs and war. When did this story begin? We all know that from the Punic War to here and long before, the horse was used as an element, in fact there is cavalry ...

Bucca’s actions and attention to duty led to his being among the first to receive a new award called the Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery. In all, eight animals – a horse, two pigeons ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a nearly unfathomable level of suffering for both humans and animals within the war-torn country. Thousands of people, many of them civilians, have been killed ...

In Mughal warfare, elephants played a crucial role as powerful war animals. Armored for protection, they charged into enemy lines, breaking formations and causing disruption. Their immense size ...

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK and former army chief, spotlighted five lions evacuated from Ukraine to a new rescue center in Kent, calling them “living witnesses to war” in a March ...