Strays To First-Class Pets

Dogs and cats abandoned at Battersea home become photogenic stars of new stamps.They didn’t exactly smile for the camera.
But there was lots of tail wagging, tongue lolling and contented purring when these models got together.Some even managed that classic pose of cocking their head to one side with an earnest gaze.No wonder they were happy. After a rather tough start to life each and every one of this whiskered brigade has fallen on their feet, or rather paws.And all have the famous Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London to thank for putting them on the path to a happy ever after.

These former Battersea residents, all happily living with new owners, star in a set of first-class stamps to mark the home’s 150th anniversary.They were once among the 12,000 animals the charity takes in a year.The charity began life as the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs in Holloway, North London, back in 1860.