I remember reading that Shackleton (once they'd abandoned ship and were out on the ice) commanded that Mrs Chippy, the ship's carpenter's cat, be killed -- too much trouble to look after when the group's survival was at stake. The carpenter never forgave him for that, I think.
Well, to be fair, they eventually ate the dogs, too.
I saw this posted earlier in the morning and searched for more information, pictures and printables — now have a 3 or 4 week combined Social Studies, Science and Geography lesson-pack for my home-schooled grandson.
It is an amazing story. Those men were definitely MEN!
Yes, that’s exactly what happened. Here’s a whole article and a photo of him. McNish even has a statue of Mr. Chippy on his grave.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Chippy