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Five Famous First Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Today is George Washington’s birthday! Polly the parrot. First Pet, 1789-1791): In addition to horses and hound dogs, George Washington owned a parrot. Polly actually belonged to Martha Washington. It’s said the George Washington and the parrot didn’t get along! Tags: random tidbits.

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Buddhists Go to the Birds

Critter News

This is a nice story about the care of abused birds at a Washington, DC, Buddhist temple. Tags: birds animal abuse animal rescue buddhism animal sanctuary parrots.