Toys R Us annual list of hot toys follows the three Cs: cute, cheap and collectible

Cute and collectible top Toys R Us ‘hot toy’ list

NEW YORK – Toys R Us is betting that this year’s hot holiday toys will take a cue from Zhu Zhu Pets, the runaway toy hit last year, by following the three C’s: cute, cheap and collectible.
The toy seller’s annual top toy list includes plenty of …. Original article  : Toys R Us annual list of hot toys follows the three Cs: cute, cheap and collectible.

Susan B. Anthony letter decrying treatment of women as ‘pets’ goes on sale in Philly for $15K

Philly dealer selling rare Susan B. Anthony letter

PHILADELPHIA – A recently discovered letter is being sold in Philadelphia in which Susan B. Anthony rails against the treatment of women as “the pets of society.”
In the 1905 letter, the women’s rights leader chides a man who asked her suffrage organization to buy a collection of signatures … Read more >>.

Meet 22-year-old Billy, the world’s oldest dog!

LONDON – Billy the Yorkshire Terrier has become the world’s oldest dog at 22 years, which is the canine equivalent of a human aged 154.

Billy is believed to be the world’s oldest living dog, having surpassed the current holder of the title with Guinness World Records.

But his owner Betty Holdsworth, 71, from Halifax, says there’s … Read more >>.

She’s not in the pink! Small cat dyed pink and dumped in garden in southern England

Pet cat dyed pink, dumped in UK garden
LONDON – British animal welfare investigators say a pet cat was dyed pink and thrown into a stranger’s garden in southern England.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals said Saturday it is caring for the usually white cat, aged between one and two years old, …. Original article  : She’s not in the pink! Small cat dyed pink and dumped in garden in southern England.