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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Elephant conscripted by the Imperial German Army to move logs, WW1, 1915

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Elephant conscripted by the Imperial German Army to move logs, WW1, 1915

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    1 year ago

    Grim picture

    • nicetriangle@kbin.social
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      Yeah just sad

  • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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    Poor thing

  • GONADS125@lemmy.world
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    Fucking tragic…

  • sbv@sh.itjust.works
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    “conscripted” is an interesting choice of words. Why’d you go with that one?

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      Because he’s part of the war effort now o7

      The elephant was taken from a civilian zoo and pressed into service. ‘Conscripted’ seemed appropriate.

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        Do we know if it a German zoo? Or was it a Belgian or Russian zoo?

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          Hamburg Zoo, I believe!

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            OK, so the German Empire probably had some law or policy in place for the requisitioning of civilian animals.

            I am tempted to make a joke about the elephant being a collaborator if it had not been German. But according to wikipedia:

            In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems that non-human animals lack moral agency and so cannot be held culpable for an act.

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    Humans are the worst

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