Russians have a long tradition of loving pets. The 19th century painter Velentin Serov famously portrayed Madame Yussoupova with her Pomeranian in the last days of the Russian Empire. Other painters of that century also painted noblemen with their pets. During the Communist era, space and economic limitations prevented most Russians from owning pets. Since […]
The Rainbow Bridge poem, written in prose form, has become a very popular concept, of a place of pets healed, green fields welcoming them, while they await the arrival of their humans. It has been a comfort to many people around the world, grieving the loss of a beloved pet. The story is believed to […]
In ancient Ireland, cows were a symbol of wealth and were the standard of value for prices, wages, and marriage portions. Pigs were also commonly kept, by both rich and poor, as they could be fed by being turned out in the woods to eat whatever was available. Sheep were kept both for food and […]
