#mercy dogs

[scotland-wolves]

[historyandarthijinks]

History Shorts #17

WW1 shook the world, consuming millions of human enlistees and victims from all over. The brutal war became known for its diversity in warfare. From the aftermath of new world combat to fronts that engrossed the entire edge of nations. One unit that proves this is the thousands of dogs that served on multiple sides in the war.

Dogs served many different roles in WW1, their most infamous being the Mercy Dog. Mercy Dogs are messengers, paramedical delivery, and the search and rescue for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Carrying a saddlebag with an assortment of items, they'd be sent out to locate to the injured.

Mercy Dogs were big in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and the UK. Dogs alone where found serving in about all sides that participated in the war.

Many praised the Mercy Dogs for their unique ability to tell whether or not a wounded soldier is a dead man. The dogs were sighted being able to tell when individuals that even medics wrote off as dead were still kicking. They'd also provide comfort to dying soldiers, staying by their sides. Some Mercy Dogs were trained to protect the wounded from the enemy.

Although the exact number is unknown, dogs in general died in the thousands during the war, just like their human counterparts.

Sgt. Stubby, a famous American dog from the war has his own monument in Middletown, Connecticut. The National WW1 Museum also has a dedicated section to the dogs of WW1. France and Germany hold several memorials in the name of the dogs, as well as other war animals.

Dogs today still serve in warfare all over the world. Being man's best friend, always by our side, it is likely it won't change until war itself stops.

[pawstoserve]

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

An ambulance dog in World War I, 1915.

The manner in which ambulance dogs are employed is to help the Red Cross men and doctors to search for wounded within a given area on the battlefield. A dog's sense of scent and acute hearing enable him frequently to detect the sound of the breathing of a wounded man when inaudible to the human ear. Moreover, a puff of wind often suffices to carry to the dog's nose the scent of a man lying possibly unconscious in some concealed place.

Source：W. E. Mason - Dogs of all Nations

第一次世界大戰最著名 ⛑ 紅十字犬 (救護犬) 牠們經過專門訓練，可以在戰場上嗅出傷者並提供急救。 如果一名士兵受傷瀕死無法挽救，救護犬就會躺在旁邊安慰他 🐕‍🦺，這樣他就不必獨自死去。😭 STOP WAR! 🕊 PEACE ☮

[ahmedmoneeranq]

Ahmed Munir Al-Anqar: A Father's Cry from the Heart of Gaza 💔

My name is Ahmed Munir Al-Anqar, I am 34 years old, a father of four children: Qusai (12 years old) 🧒, Jouri (7 years old) 👧, Mohammed (4 years old) 👦, and Adam (1 year old) 👶. My wife, Heba (27 years old) ❤️, is my partner through this harsh journey. We are a small family who once lived with hope despite the difficult circumstances, but the recent war on Gaza has left us with nothing but pain and devastation. 😔

A Home Reduced to Rubble, Dreams Buried Underneath 🏚️

Our home, where we once felt safe, built our memories, and nurtured our children's dreams, is now nothing more than a pile of rubble. 🏳️ The sound of bombs and missiles was faster than our fleeing footsteps, and we barely managed to escape with our trembling souls. 😢

The Journey of Displacement… From Destruction to the Unknown 🚶‍♂️🛑

We were forced to flee to the south of Gaza, seeking refuge in an overcrowded school 🏫. But here, nothing resembles life:

No clean drinking water 💧🚱

No electricity ⚡❌

No proper sanitation 🚽❌

No medicine for sick children 💊❌

My children sleep on a cold floor 🛌🥶, their little stomachs aching from hunger and thirst. 🍞 My youngest son, Adam, cries all night 😭, and Jouri asks me every day: "When will we return home, Daddy?" 🥺 And I… I have no answer.

A Father's Plea to Your Hearts ❤️🙏

I am not asking for much. I am simply asking for a chance at a dignified life for my children 🏠💝, a roof to shelter them, clean water to quench their thirst 💦, and medicine to ease their pain. 🩹

Any contribution, no matter how small, can bring us a glimmer of hope 🌟 and allow me to look into my children's eyes without feeling helpless. 🥹

Help us give our children their right to live. 🕊️

Every donation makes a difference. 🤝

Vetted by gaza vetters #7

Donation Link:Insert link here🔗

From the heart of Gaza, under skies raining fire ��☁️, I send you this message… Please help us. 🙏

Ahmed Munir Al-Anqar 🖤

@tamamita @vampiricvenus @punkitt-is-here @paper-mario-wiki @omegaversereloaded @nyancrimew @90-ghost @beserkerjewel @ot3 @killyourhistory @prisonhannibal @anneemarye @dirhwangdaseul @neechees @memingursa @certifiedsexed @afro-elf @11thsense @sawasawako @vampris13 @girlinafairytale @spacebeyonce @skipppppy @beetledrink @schoolhater98 @3000s @dailyquests @evillesbianvillain @wolfertinger666 @taffybuns @valtsv @postanagramgenerator @feluka @abdalsalam1990

Hello friends, I hope you share this post in the hope of reaching people who can donate to help us stay alive. Happy New Year.

[anyataylorjoys]

MIKE FAIST as ART DONALDSON Challengers (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino

[my-darling-boy]

Still overhauling my new iPad with a custom WWI theme and my search app is a Mercy Dog :)

[harvestheart]

"Mercy Dogs" from WWI

I love this ❤️❤️🐕🐕

[mercurials]

mercy 🌿

[thebrainrotsreal]

EVIL MARK, EVIL MARK, EVIL MARK!!! I want to be coherent about this season but please picture me foaming at the mouth and running on the walls. S2 being what if Mark's just like his Dad? Insanity. I love this show. Anyways, AU where an Evil!Mark tries to make Our!Mark worse, and Our!Mark tries to make the other better. Something something confronting your idea of the worst version of oneself. Plus, tweaked black and yellow costume because I saw it and immediately went murder hornet lookin' ass and knew I had to draw it. Evil ass Mark. Horrible. I think he should be dragged kicking and screaming into redemption.

[xayspancakeee]

the ads in Japan really are on another level. ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

@ourlittleuluru @xavierbunbun @lunar-alden @girl-who-lives-in-delusion @starfallforest @manikas-whims @babyartsy @letsgauxplay @paradisekissmoon

just, watch it for yourselves girlies:

credits to @sakamaki_1429 over on Instagram for sharing this nose bleed inducing treasure.

⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄ *ded*

[bhaalsdeepbat]

Just a chihuahua and his two-for-one emotional support large dog / guard dog combo

Mercy (Durge) & Astarion by @tadpole-apocalypse.

[gorjee-art]

every time i see the undertale inspired "despite everything, it's still you!" post when i see your lamb's horns i just think male balding patterns, because in the above image the horns have wool on them, but in the below image the wool has come off their horns as the hors have grown. head empty, just the followers screaming "BALD! BALD!" like that spongebob scene every time they walk by as they slowly ascend.

Oh cut them some slack, they're middle-aged at this point! Balding is all but natural I'm afraid...

[unicornpopcorn14]

As much as I dislike characters getting revived after tragic/dramatic deaths, I'm so so happy that Adam got revived in Stormbringer, and Chuuya got to see that he got revived.

Chuuya's lost so much during his life. The sheep, the only people he called family. The flags, the only friends that considered him a kid and an equal. His humanity, slipped away at the hands of N. His free will, almost taken by Verlaine.

And Adam, despite being one of the least normal people he's associated with, somehow is the one whose relationship with Chuuya felt most normal and humanizing. But he gets taken away from him, too, and isn't that unsurprising? Chuuya is numb to it at this point: the grief, the longing for people he can never see again.

That's why Chuuya just... laughs at Adam in the end. It wasn't about the android joke, never was. It's that finally, one person he cares about is back, is here, with him. One person he hasn't forever lost without saying goodbye.

It's immensely relieving, and you know what? I wouldn't have been surprised if Chuuya's laughs slowly turned into sobs, the moment all of this dawned on him...

[subwhizz]

Lou in Wonderland AU✨

Wonders. Part 3🎀

We´ve come to the part Lou accepts the isekai and decides to stays for a while. BUT NOT TO enjoy it. Of course. He will not do that

A new year hellride is coming, and I'll continue sharing my art obsessions as long as my studies let me. In the best scenario, I´ll come back in February ✨ ✨ 

Man, the last pages took forever. Who was the idiot that decided for them to be full colour with complex perspective and detailed backgrounds-

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[heystephen]

and now for a hot take: i know it’s an extremely emotionally taxing aspect of their job but of all the procedures performed by veterinarians, making euthanasia affordable to pet owners should be a priority to them.