PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoElephant conscripted by the Imperial German Army to move logs, WW1, 1915lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down12
arrow-up1121arrow-down1imageElephant conscripted by the Imperial German Army to move logs, WW1, 1915lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaresbvlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months ago“conscripted” is an interesting choice of words. Why’d you go with that one?
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialMlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·10 months agoBecause he’s part of the war effort now o7 The elephant was taken from a civilian zoo and pressed into service. ‘Conscripted’ seemed appropriate.
minus-squareRolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoDo we know if it a German zoo? Or was it a Belgian or Russian zoo?
minus-squareRolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoOK, 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.
“conscripted” is an interesting choice of words. Why’d you go with that one?
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.
Do we know if it a German zoo? Or was it a Belgian or Russian zoo?
Hamburg Zoo, I believe!
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: