Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is a long-established and charitable home for cats and dogs in the Battersea area of London. Battersea, as defined by the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, part of the old County of London, England, before 1965 Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. ... St. ...
Formerly the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs', it was established in Holloway in 1860 and moved to Battersea in 1871 and is located under or beside the main railway line into London's Victoria railway station. Holloway is an area in North London in the London Borough of Islington and follows the line of the A1 road. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ...
In 2005 the well-known name of Battersea Dogs Home was changed to the current name in order to make clear that both dogs and cats are cared for. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... For other members of the dog family, see Canidae. ... CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ...
Battersea is an area of London lying on the south bank of the River Thames.
BatterseaDogs and CatsHome, formerly BatterseaDogsHome and prior to that the Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs, established in Holloway in 1860 and moved to Battersea in 1871.
Battersea's radical reputation gave rise to the Brown Dog affair, when in 1904 the National Anti-Vivisection Society sought permission to erect a drinking fountain celebrating the life of a dog killed by vivisection.