Archive for August, 2013

1941: The WWII “Aristocats” of the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club

Posted: 25th August 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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The Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club was the brainchild of Ann Mudge of Brooklyn Heights. Although Mrs. Mudge had a pampered Persian named Chou Chou Bu, the backyard of her federal-style townhouse at 64 Poplar Street was home to numerous alley cats, including one of her favorite strays, Kitten Mitten.

1919 and 1922: Bulb, the Bad-Luck Police Horse of the NYPD Mounted Police

Posted: 14th August 2013 by The Hatching Cat in FDNY Horses/Mascots, Horse Tales
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NYPD Mounted Police Heroes, Part I Since 1871, the year that the Board of Police established the first official Mounted Police Unit in New York City, more than a dozen mounted patrolmen have been killed in the line of duty in horse-related incidents. Most of these men died after being violently thrown from their horses […]

1908: The Police Dogs of Parkville Perform at Madison Square Garden

Posted: 2nd August 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails
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Part II of a Parkville Precinct Tale I recently told an old New York story about Max, one of five talented young pups from Belgium that comprised the first authentic police canine squad in America. Max rose to hero status after leading police to an unconscious man near Parkville, Brooklyn, only a few months after […]