Mrs Murray's: It Disney get better than Aberdeen's real-life version of Lady And The Tramp
Updated: 16/02/2021, 3:52 pm © Unknown Kennel maids Julie Cockrill (left) and Marie Simpson hug Alsatian pup Peggoty at Mrs Murrays Cat and Dog Home in 1988. It was like a scene from Disney’s classic Lady And The Tramp, played out on the streets of Aberdeen during the dark days of the Great Depression of the 1930s. A band of stray dogs in Aberdeen started their own club at the beach, meeting up daily during the day near the Bathing Station. One of the gang was Mike, who was no down-and-out pooch. In fact, he belonged to the superintendent at Mrs Murray’s Cat And Dog Home – and would ta...
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