大象传媒

Like horses, mules were a core part of military campaigns for hundreds of years transporting artillery, ammunition, food, and medicine. They rarely got much recognition for it, but in Italy a couple of weekends ago, they did. In the northern town of Treviso, there was a big parade to remember those who died in the First World War. And this year, the star of the show was a mule, 38 year old Iroso, the last living mule to serve for the Italian army. His owner Antonio De Luca spoke to Outlook.

Image: Iroso and his owner Antonio De Luca
Credit: Antonio De Luca