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House creatures

By pasaksheffer

  • Dog Fighting

    Dog Fighting
    Around this time, the Staffordshire Bull terrier was developed and modern dog-fighting was born.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Samuel Morse invents the telegraph

  • Syrian hamster

    Syrian hamster
    the Syrian Hamster was discovered in 1839 by British zoologist George Robert Waterhouse

  • Sewing machine

    Sewing machine
    Elias Howe invents a sewing machine.

  • Mexican American war

    Mexico and the United States have a disagreement of boundaries and the control of California.

  • Dog food

    In 1860 an electrician from Ohio named James Spratt invented the first commercial food intended for dogs

  • ASPCA

    ASPCA
    Henry Bergh founds the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

  • Dog Breeding

    Dog Breeding
    The European idea of registering dog breeds and breed clubs led to the foundation of Kennel Club in Great Britain

  • The First Goldfish

    The First Goldfish
    The first goldfish were bred in England

  • Flea products

    Early flea and tick products begin to bring dogs indoors. Pets start to be seen as members of the family

  • Cat show

    Cat show
    Harrison Weir's cat show in 1871 demonstrated that selective breeding was being pursued successfully

  • 75 million

    U.S. population exceeds 75 million

  • Pet Monky

    Pet Monky
    When the British first began to explore Africa, young monkeys were often captured and taken back on board the ship to entertain sailors

  • Pennies

    Pennies
    The U.S. penny is changed to the Abraham Lincoln design

  • House Pets

    House Pets
    During WWI, cats, birds, dogs, and decorative fish became the most common house pets

  • Military dog

    German Shepherds added to the military

  • Service Dog Training

    Service Dog Training
    German doctor Gerhard Stalling opened the world’s first guide dog school

  • Dog Racing

    Dog Racing
    Dog racing started after the opening of a greyhound track in Emeryville, California, and continues to this day.

  • Chickens Become Food

    Chickens Become Food
    Mrs Wilmer Steele of Delaware raised 500 chicks intended for meat birds. Her enterprise did so well, she later bought a broiler house with capacity for 10,000 birds. She is considered to be the pioneer of the commercial broiler industry.

  • Pep to prison

    Pep to prison
    Pep the dog was sentenced to life in prison for killing numerous cats.