article_snippet: In the trenches of the Western Front there were serious problems with rats.
article_snippet: As you could imagine wherever you have food, and unfortunately decaying bodies, there were rats and it was the cat’s job to keep rats at bay’ Mr Mercer said, like in any farming household, cats were also kept on boats and in trenches to take care of rodent problems.
article_snippet: In the trenches of the Western Front there were serious problems with rats.
article_snippet: As you could imagine wherever you have food, and unfortunately decaying bodies, there were rats and it was the cat’s job to keep rats at bay.bay’