Believe it or not, up until a number of years ago, the belief was that pets don’t feel pain. Since pets don’t speak humans’ language and body language was not observed, the belief persisted. Animals tend to try to mask their pain, a holdover from living in the wild when any indication of weakness meant […]
Malachy, a Pekingese, won the title of Best in Show at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club 136th Show held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A Pekingese has not won the title since 1990. Other winners in their groups are: Non-Sporting – a Dalmatian Herding – Captain Crunch, a German Shepherd Dog Hounds […]
Sir Winston Churchill was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. Churchill was also an animal lover. Churchill’s private secretary, Sir John Colville, gave him a cat named “Jock.” Before he died he asked that his home, Chartwell Manor, always keep an orange cat […]
