Animals
Animal Cemetry - Burial of a Cat called Lady. After their beloved cat Lady died at the age of ten, Mrs and Mrs Ray Kemp decided she should be buried in style. Despite living on a small pension, the elderly couple splashed out on a hand made coffin, a carved headstone and burial in a special animal cemetery run as a part time venture by a professional freight pilot and former RAF Squadron Leader, named Michael Laing at Furnace Wood, near East Grinstead, Sussex. Photographed in 1974.
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Animal Research Centre
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Animals & Birds
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Lion Cub Steals Baby’s Bottle. Year old Nicky Dellar’s mother owned lions when I went to see her in 1969. Lulu, the lion cub was just two months old and spotted Nicky’s bottle of milk. Having been hand reared himself he saw not reason not to grab it for himself. Pat Dellar trains animals for films and television.
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Barbara Woodhouse. A notable television personality in the seventies, Barbara taught the nation the correct way to take their dogs for ‘walkies’ as well as other lesson about handling their pets. She was a charming if forceful lady whom I met before she became a TV celebrity. At the time her call to fames was as an animal trainer who believed, passionately, that she could talk to her dogs and horses. Juno her Great Dane was, at the time, more famous than she was through his numerous television and film appearances. She referred to her home as the ‘House that Juno bought me’!
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Cat - World's Most Valuable Cat photographed in 1969 was a white Persian called Markus, then valued at £2,000 (around £12,000 in today’s money). Owned by Miss Elspeth Sellar he was recognised by the White Persian Society International as an ambassador for his breed. When not at shows Markus earned his keep by fathering future champions, producing some 40 kittens per year. He was also the target of jealous owners and had two attempts made on his life, with a sniper killed two other cats he or she had mistaken for Markus. As a result he lived at a secret address fitted with special bolts, locks and alarms. He was never left alone and had his own security guard on hand in the house with more guarding him around the clock when on shows.
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Tycross Zoo 1962. Chimps with Egg. Orang Utans with Ice Lolly. Mouse with Thimble.
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Dog & Kitten
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Dog Having Hair Styled
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Dog Training for Military
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Dog with Bone on Rollerskates, Oscar collected his own bones from a local butcher’s in Eastbourne, Sussex and then pulled it home on a roller skate. Photographed in 1962
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Elephant in the House
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Girl with Lamb
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Horse Playing Football. King the soccer playing stallion was purchased from a Midland’s slaughter market by Essex farmer Bill Foyle for £35 in 1963. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football and ended up playing with him every Saturday in the season. After the game the two would go together for a post match drink in the local. Photographed in 1964.
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Hunting
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Killer whale being ridden by his trainer Doug Cartidge at Windsor Safari Park, Berkshire.
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Killer whale having its teecth cleaned and mouth inspected by his trainer Doug Cartidge at Windsor Safari Park, Berkshire. Photographed 1974
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Lion Cub goes Swimming
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Lions Cubs & Great Dane
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Lions & Tigers with Dogs.
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Miniature Donkeys.
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Owl & Pussy Cat.
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Potters Museum of Stuffed Animals.
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Super Doghouse. These two Pomeranians, Vicky and Alice are pictured in their own parlour surrounded by miniature antiques. This super deluxe doghouse was owned by antique dealer Maggie Hallam who lived near Oxford. The dogs have a silver piano, a kitchen with a Victorian gas stove and a bedroom with a wardrobe and silver paw warmer. Photographed in 1973
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