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what's your opinion of say, horses used in olden times (heck till about WW-I, quite extensively) in battle ?

The accounts of horses in war are quite horrific, and their replacement by machines in the role of war transports is gratifying.

Indeed, the horror of their long history of participation in our primate wars puts their modern militarization in perspective.

Is the modern military's exploitation of animals actually significant compared to any other time in human history?

Or current K-9 units?

Cops still use horses, too. And routinely kill suspects' dogs (https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2018/jun/16/doj-polic...).

They are often used to maul people maliciously by cowards so yeah also bad