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British soldier with the trench cat, France, WW1, 1918
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024
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I assume that a feral/stray cat that isn't too spooked by loud noises (which may or may not require them to be deaf, I'm not a veterinarian, nor an animal behaviorist) could have a decent time in a WW1 trench. Most soldiers were probably happy to pet them and/or bunk with them, and there would likely be a nearly endless supply of live rats to play with/eat somewhere.