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...raised and terrorized to kill four-legged creatures. Do the math: The sort of person who would be willing to make a pet of a rehabilitated fighting dog is, by nature, an animal lover. And animal lovers tend to have pets already. The supply of suitable homes - loving but petless - is therefore small. (See pictures of the Obama family's Bo and other presidential dogs...
...farming and "porcine stress syndrome" take the fun out of a ham sandwich. Yet In the Company of Animals is not intended to change our habits but to open our minds. Historians, psychologists, sociologists and Lady Beaverbrook may resent Serpell's romp through their territories. Both petted and petless readers should welcome the incursions...
...summer King George remained petless except for Charlotte the parrot. Parrot Charlotte is a 40-year-old bird that H. M. bought in Port Said when he was in the navy. In her youth Charlotte had a loud and penetrating voice, knew a variety of nautical terms and a smattering of French, and used to frighten visitors to Buckingham Palace by suddenly screaming "WELL WHAT ABAHT IT?" Lately she has grown morose, likes to sit on the King's shoulder at breakfast time cracking sunflower seeds...
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