Activists for animal welfare work tirelessly to protect and improve the lives of animals around the world. They provide funding, promote animal welfare campaigns, work in wildlife preserves, and adopt animals themselves. Celebrities capitalize on their fame to make a difference for animals. We salute animal activists, past and present: Animal Welfare Organizations Anna Sewell […]
Moby Dick, the white whale of Herman Melville’s novel written in 1851, was actually modeled after a real live whale called Mocha Dick. Spotted often in the early 1800s, Mocha Dick’s home was the Pacific Ocean. He was usually seen near an island called Mocha off the coast of Southern Chile. Mocha Dick was a […]
Actually, there is no record of the first police dog. But the Encyclopedia Britannica Online tells us that “Dogs were first trained in police work at the turn of the 20th century in Ghent, Belgium and the practice was soon adopted elsewhere.” Dogs have been man’s companion for thousands of years, serving in many ways, […]
