Monkey versus Dog in fight to the death
Jacco Macacco was a small monkey that was famous in Georgian London for putting up a decent fight against any dog set against it
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Dog dung used to make books look good
The most gross job in Victorian London was that of the Pure Finder who collected dog dung to sell to tanneries as part of the leather making process
The hidden dog cemetery in Hyde Park
There are many hidden treasures in London that I’m still discovering after a lifetime in this city. One that I was completely unaware of until recently was the dog cemetery in Hyde Park. From 1880 till about 1915, about 300 dogs and some cats and birds were interred in a plot of ground near the…