Having a pet can be a lot of fun. You can play with them, cuddle them and love them. A pet is a huge responsibility and we need to look after them.
Did you know that two very well known men also had pets? We are talking about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Lets read more about this.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA. He really loved cats a lot. He would spend hours playing with them and when his wife was asked if the president had a hobby she would always say that 'Cats' were his hobby.
At the time when the Civil war was almost at an end, the president went to visit General Grant that lived in Virginia. When he got there he saw kittens next to the office of General Grant and the president was happy and excited.
He found out that the poor kittens were orphans, that means their mother was dead. He made sure that these little kittens were taken care of and went to good homes.
He did not only love cats. Even though he said that cats were his favorite animals, he loved all animals and took care of them. He believed that if you are a good person, you will be kind to all animals.
He had goats, a horse and a dog, they all lived by the White House (the house of the president) and he also had a cat named Tabby and he was the 'first White house cat.'
George Washington was the 1st president of the USA and he loved dog. He owned a lot of dogs in his life time - more than 40 of them...
A lot of dogs went with their masters to war to protect them and keep them company. This was no different for George Washington. Before he became president, there was a war between Britain and the USA. The British had a general called general Howe and he also took his dog with him.
During the battle between the two sides, the general's dog got lost and the USA troops found him and took him to George Washington. They thought that he would just keep the dog, it was after all his enemy's dog, but that did not happen...
George fed the dog, brushed him and then he ordered the soldiers that they had to stop shooting so that he could safely return the dog to his owner. He knew how he would have felt if he lost his dog and he did not want somebody else to feel that sad, so he did a very good deed.
Have a look at the video that tells this story - you can even read the story by yourself.
