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Patrick Ratzenberger
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: Titanic Dogs Report this post Reply with quote

I found this neat trivia somewhere.

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Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic. They escaped on early lifeboats carrying so few people that no one objected. Miss Margaret Hays of New York brought her Pomeranian with her in lifeboat No. 7, while Henry Sleeper Harper of the publishing family boarded boat No. 3 with his Pekinese, Sun Yat Sen.
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Joseph Niska
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:16 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

Although I love dogs, I just hope they didn't sacrifice people just so those extra spaces can be used by these dogs.
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Douglas Barr
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:05 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

Yeah, I'm happy for those dogs but I can't stop but think that that space could have saved more people Crying or Very sad
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Irvin Zelasko
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:52 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

I agree. I'm all for the love of pets but I don't really think that is the issue here. There was still space on some boats because some of the wealthier passengers had "special" treatment -- which is unfair. Mad
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Harvey Simmons
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:52 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

I agree with you all but I don't think the dogs should be blamed here. I'm still happy they survived but I can't really say the same for their human companions Mad
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Sasha MacNeille
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:36 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

I wish they included those dogs in the Titanic movie. That would be nice.


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Simon Dobson
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:48 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

people value dogs so much that it wouldn't be a burden to their conscience if they saved those dogs first
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Keith Kitson
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:20 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

In a disaster like the Titanic, would you rather save the dogs first than the people? I love dogs but I believe people come first in the hierarchy of importance.
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Pauline Weiss
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:30 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

i agree with most people here. especially with the "special treatment" comment. even if i love my dog, i wouldn't sacrifice people for him. i mean, there could be kids and babies drowning that night! these dogs' owners should've thought about that.
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