Summary: Welcome to Cats Part 1 with special guest Natalie C! This week we dive into the history of cat domestication and kitties in war! Promos at the end are from Boosed Podcast & the Derek Duvall Show! Join Patreon NOW to see the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod Want to send us stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P. O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998 BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to historicalafpod@gmail.com! We have new merch! Mason jars are here and we couldn't be more pumped! They are a Southerner's dream… https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like book lists, bucket lists, bloopers, drunk dives, deleted scenes, and more!! Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible! Links: Email: historicalafpod@gmail.com Website: https://historicalafpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAFPod/ Instagram: @HistoricalAFPod www.instagram.com/historicalafpod/ Twitter: @HistoricalAFPod www.twitter.com/historicalafpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IxpqhesOJneKPBZuY8KlA?view_as=subscriber Credits: Artwork by Kyna Stys Intro & Outro Music by Camilo GP Hold Music by Lobo Loco-Pianoman Play Sofa Again (Copyright Free Download from Jamendo Music) Sound Effects from Free Music Archive, Sound Bible, Free Sound, and Fesliyan Studios Editing by Kyna Stys Sources: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-gallery-of-cats-who-served-in-world-war-i-1624713212 https://www.businessinsider.com/unsinkable-sam-and-6-other-tales-of-cats-in-the-military-2016-1 https://catingtonpost.com/5-cats-who-served-in-the-military/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/four-legs-good/91888755/how-cats-played-a-key-wartime-role#:~:text=It's%20estimated%20that%20in%20World,encountered%20German%20troops%20on%20patrol. https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/pelusium-cats/ https://www.rd.com/list/military-cats/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36987284 https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/cats-perfect-wwi-trench-companion/ https://time.com/5396568/simon-cat-war-medal/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/cats-in-the-military http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/featuring/war01.html https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-animals-that-went-to-war https://www.neatorama.com/pet/2014/08/25/The-Cats-Who-Served-in-WWI/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/unsinkable-sam-cat-wwii/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/unsinkable-sam https://www.blissfrombygonedays.com/post/meet-the-legendary-unsinkable-sam https://www.iizcat.com/post/4296/The-legend-of-Unsinkable-Sam-the-cat-who-served-on-and-survived-3-sinking-ships-during-WW2 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/21/simon-the-cat-hms-amethyst/ https://www.hpcbristol.net/visual/jc-s145 https://www.knowyourcat.info/lib/seacatsimon.htm
