Paws4History

Paws for History. A voice for the unspoken! All things about animals and pets from the past including the people who cared for them! And of course cute pics!

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WOOF! MEOW! QUACK! ROAR! SQUAWK! And any other animal greeting! Welcome to a page all about the pets and exotic animals of the past! Now, SIT! STAY! For little treats of knowledge.. and of course cute pictures of animals!

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Canaries were bought over to Europe by Spanish sailors and first bred in captivity in the 17th Century. They were at first only owned by the rich but eventually the local citizens began to breed them and they became very popular.
JFK had a pet canary called Robin #historicpets

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There has been a resident cat in the English government employed as a mouser and pet since the 1500s, although modern records date only to the 1920's
#cats #historicpets #historyofpets #kitty #CatsOfTwitter

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The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office is the title of the official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the UK at 10 Downing Street. This is Larry the current Chief Mouser since 2011

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I forgot to schedule my post yesterday for #InternationalDogDay Here are some of Queen V's doggies entourage. Photos taken @EHOsborneHouse #historicpets #historyofpets #dogs

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Well isn't this doggo a clever one! #dogs #historicpets #historyofpets #oldphotography

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Loving having my own N5 class this year & starting lessons with an “explain this picture” - this WWI reconnaissance pigeon aka early drone = a definite fav 📸

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Sophia Dumergue & a pretty cat. Johann Zoffany, 1780. Sophia was daughter of Charles Francis Dumergue (1740-1814), dentist to the Prince of Wales. Is this her pet cat? #cats #historicpets #historyofpets

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Love this portrait at @ChatsworthHouse couldn't find much out about it but maybe they might enlighten me and fellow followers here? #dogs #historicpets #historyofpets

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The orangutan was beautifully dressed in a white cotton chemise, and was seemingly very well behaved in front of guests. #Orangutan #historicpets #historyofpets #exoticpets

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Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon, like many French aristocrats at the time was fond of exotic pets. Her favourite was a female orangutan, which was allowed to join her at the table during meals (the ape’s favourite treat being turnips).

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For #FossilFriday we're looking at all things invertebrate for #InverteFest, starting with this dragonfly from the Jurassic limestone of Germany.

Inverts were the first group of animals to evolve powered flight, 100 million years before any other group would take to the sky!

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Here's one from recent history 'Bubbles' the Chimp. He belonged to Micheal Jackson. I certainly don't agree with keeping chimps as pets and there are many stories about how he came to Micheal, but the most common is that he got him from a cancer research clinic #historicpets

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From my feed I see its lots of pets birthdays today. What treat will you give your best friend? This is Oz my friends pooch enjoying a birthday swim! #dogs #pets #birthdays

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@LallyABrown @lynngerridog @adafarms @fatdogsfrance @alleycat579 @TimGurung @PatWahlerAuthor @SSBazinet @AGlimpsofHeaven @ArtisticParley @tiffeejasso @poob2016 @MartinJBest1 @HoltenHm @KaelahMickelle @cameyrick1 so cute! I saw my first red squirrel on the Isle of Wight a few days ago!!

[ITV News @itvnews]

Tiger King zoo closes with immediate effect https://t.co/X1b7d2uKEN

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At Newstead Abbey, 20mins away from childhood home. Here is the tomb of Boatswain - Byron's beloved dog. The epitaph is beautiful. Poor Boatswain died of rabies after a nasty bite from another pooch. #dogs #historicpets #historyofpets #lordbyron

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I'm on the hunt for more followers! Will this help? #pets #CutenessOverload #folllowme

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The iconic BP four. Disagree with me. I dare you.

[Hannah Rose Woods @hannahrosewoods]

Very into this portrait of Elizabeth Taylor with her parrot

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Haven't posted for a few days due to having a lovely little excursion to the Isle of Wight. Of course I stopped off #OsborneHouse @EnglishHeritage Here are some photos I took of the portrait of Noble #historicpets #dogs #QueenVictoria #historyofpets