Canine food specialists and operators of the "largest dog biscuit factory in the world" in Fawe Street, Poplar. Started by an American entrepreneur James Spratt, who introduced the biscuit to London in about 1860. The company used advertising and branding extensively and was the first to erect an advertising hoarding in London. Charles Cruft was an early employee.
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Gavin Maxwell
Author and Naturalist. Born at House of Elrig, Mochrum, Wigtownshire. During World War II he served as an instructor with the Special Operations Executive. In 1956 he toured the reed marshes of Sou...
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World Wildlife Fund
Now known as the World Wide Fund for Nature. It is an international non-governmental organisation, working in wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human intervention on the environment. J...
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Nipper
Born Bristol (and/or found as a stray, sources differ). Mixed breed with a reputation for nipping visitor's legs, hence the name. His owner, Mark Barraud (1848-1887) worked as a scenery designer i...
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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