On May 15, 1874, 23-year-old Charles W. Walker, the proprietor of a mill at 602 Broadway that manufactured bottled champagne cider, was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. According to officers from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Mr. Walker was overworking his dogs at the mill to the point of suffering, fatigue, and injury.
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1874: The Cider Press Dogs at the Corner of Broadway and Houston
Posted: 6th October 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: ASPCA, Broadway and Houston, dog treadmill, Grand Central Hotel, Henry Bergh, Jefferson Market, New York History, Niblo's Garden, St. Nicholas Hotel
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1912: Bum, the Heroic NYC Police Dog of Notorious Mulberry Street
Posted: 28th September 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: 12th Precinct, Bideawee, Charles J. Teare, Cornelius O'Neil, Mulberry Street, New York History, NYPD, Oresto Shillitani, William B. Heaney
When Patrolman Cornelius O’Neil found the yellow dog he named Bum on Mulberry Street in Little Italy, the mangy mutt was half-starved and trailing remnants of a pack of firecrackers by his tail. Patrolman O’Neil decided to rescue the dog and make him the mascot police dog of the newly designated 12th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.
1908: Max, the Hero Police Dog of Parkville, Brooklyn
Posted: 13th July 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Animal Tales, Brooklyn, Flatbush, George R. Wakefield, New York History, NYPD, Parkville Police, police dogs
Part I of a Parkville Precinct Puppy Tale In 1907 the Police Department of the City of New York, under the command of Police Commissioner Theodore Bingham, sent Inspector George R. Wakefield to Paris and Ghent, Belgium, to look into acquiring some police dogs. Police dogs had been gaining popularity in Europe since their first […]
