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ForSynchronisedandAccordingToPete,keeponrunning
Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2012byEmilyStreet,UnitedKingdom.
Copyright2012,LilithBarraclough
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthepublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformor
byanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recordingorbyany
informationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.
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IntroductionTheEighthEarlofBridgewater,FrancisEgerton(17561829),wasarathereccentric
characterwhohadthewingsofhispigeonsclippedsothattheycouldnotflyawaywhenhe
triedtoshootthem.
EverynighttheEarlwoulddinewithtwelveofhisbeloveddogsseatedaroundthetable,
eachwearingawhitenapkinandwaitedonbyhisservants. Thedogsweretreatedlikepeople,
eating
from
finest
silver
plates
whilst
the
Earl
talked
to
them
about
the
days
events.
The
dogs
weredressedintheheightoffashionandtheEarlevenhadsoftleatherbootsmadeforthe
dogstoprotecttheirpaws. Duringtheday,theEarlwouldtakehisdogsoutforridesinhis
carriages.
TheSecondBaronRothschildwasevenmoreoutlandish. Heactuallyhadacarriage
whichwaspulledbynolessthanfourzebras,whilsthissnakesslitheredaroundwildinhis
home,entwiningthemselvesaroundthebanisters. TheBaronalsohadatamebearthatwent
roundtappingladiesonthebottom. Ononeoccasion,heapparentlyhostedadinnerparty
whereeachofhistwelveguestswasseatednexttotwelvebeautifullydressedchimpanzees.
Somemayconsiderthistobeharmlessfun,nophysicalharmisbroughttotheanimals
andthecareoftheirownernevercalledintoquestion. Othersmayconsideritfolly,perhaps
aninappropriate
overindulgence
of
domestic
and
exotic
pets
placing
alarge
amount
of
responsibilityontheirowner. Butwhenwelookabitcloser,chimpanzeesatthedinnertable,
zebraspullingacarriage,wemightstarttothinkaboutanimalwelfareinamoderncontext. In
thisinstance,itwouldappearthateveryneedofeachanimalwouldhavebeenmetandno
apparentsufferingendured. Thiswasforpersonalpleasurewithnoexpensespared.
Thewonderofanimalsandtheirwillingnesstoembracehumansascompanionsnever
ceasestoamaze. Butalltoooftenthisrelationshipismanipulatedbyman,armedwithadesire
forpersonalpleasureorfinancialgain,someanimalsbegintosuffer,alltoooftenwithvery
unfortunateanddisturbingconsequences.
Thisbookexploressomeoftheprimeexamplesofthemisuseofanimals,historically
andat
present.
The
passages
contained
within
present
the
material
not
only
in
aphysical
sense
aseachstorydictatesbutlaterconsidersthespiritualsenseandtheultimatebeingthatany
mentionedanimalmaybecome. Theirownspiritualitycancarryapersonalmessageorhaveits
ownmeaningandsomansphysicaldominanceisjustthat,physical. Themysteryandwonder
ofthesecreatures,theiressenceanditsembodimentwithintheirsouls,continuestothrivein
anotherdimension.
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TooBigfortheSmallMindedThisstorybeginswithanelephantcalledHanno(15101516)whowaspresentedto
PopeLeoXbyKingManuelIofPortugal. TheelephanthadalongjourneytoreachRome,being
tiedtotwomastsonboardaship. ThePopekeptamenagerieofanimalsandHanno,who
arrivedaround1514,tookprideofplace. PopeLeolovedtheelephantandgavehimspecial
attention. HannowaspaintedbytheItalianartist,Raphael.
In1516,Hannofellillanddied,possiblyduetocomplicationsfrombeinggivenaremedy
containinggold. SomeaccountssayHannowaspaintedgold,otheraccountssaythatgold
powderwasincludedinthemedicinehewasgiven. PopeLeohadatombbuiltforHannoanda
specialpoemwaswrittenforhim.
Elephants
have
been
popular
in
Europe
for
hundreds
of
years,
but
it
would
have
been
muchfairertoleavethemintheirwildstate,astheydosufferfromhormonechangesand
severemoodswingsattimesandwhenthishappenstheybecomedangerous. Keeping
elephantspennedandcagedinsmallenclosuresisbothdangerousandcruelandtheelephant
maybecomeangryandlashoutendangeringthepeoplearoundthemaswellasthemselves.
ThesecondelephantthatcaughtmyattentionwasChunee(alsoChuny),anIndian
theatricalelephantthatwaspopularinLondonintheearlyhalfofthenineteenthcenturyand
whoLordByron,thepoet,hadmet. ChuneewasownedbyEdwardCrosswhenhehada
suddenhormonechangeandattackedakeeper. Chuneehadbecomeverybadtempered
havingbeenkeptinalarge,wooden,cratelikecageandforthistheelephantwasshotovera
hundredtimesandthenstabbedtodeathontheinstructionsofhisowner. Chuneeshidewas
soldin
1829
and
his
skeleton
was
on
display
in
London
until
the
building
it
was
housed
in
was
bombedin1941duringWorldWarII.
WethencometoanelephantnamedJack,afavouriteatRegentsParkZooinLondon
between1830and1847,whenhedied. Jackaccidentallygoredarhinothatwastormenting
himtodeath. Jackwasafavouritebutanofficialelephantbunsellerwascommissionedbythe
zooafteritwasfoundthatpeopleweretryingtofeedtheelephantglassandmetalblades
hiddenintheirownbunswhichwerethenbanned. JackdiedinJune1847.
Jumboisprobablythemostwellknownelephantofall. Hewasseparatedfromhis
motherinabrutalfashionwhenthemainarteriesinherlegwerecutandshebledtodeath.
JumbowastheonlyelephantinhiscaravanwhosurvivedthelongjourneytoFrance. Hewas
firstbought
by
the
Jardin
des
Plantes
(Garden
of
Plants)
in
France
before
being
sold
to
Regents
ParkZoointheearly1860s. MatthewScottbecameJumboskeeperthroughouthislifeand
JumboandtheotherwisesurlyScottwereinseparable. Jumboalsofoundafriendinafemale
AfricanelephantcalledAlice.
JumbowasafavouritewithQueenVictoriaandherfamilyandWinstonChurchillhad
riddenonhisbackasachild. AbrahamBartlett,thezoossuperintendent,soldJumbo,despite
manypetitionsandprotests,toBarnumscircusfor2,000in1882. Jumbodidnotwantto
leaveRegentsParkZooandlaiddowntryingnottogo. JumbobecameveryfamousinNorth
America,butonatourofCanadaduringSeptember1885,Jumbowashitbyatrainandkilled.
Jumboskeeper,MatthewScott,wasintearsatJumbosdeathandafterBarnumhadJumbo
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stuffed,hewassackedbyBarnumandHutchinson,butusedtocomebacktothewinter
quartersandhangaroundtheareawhereJumbosremainswerekept.
BarnumandHutchinsonattemptedtoforciblysendMatthewScottbacktoEngland;
however,itisthoughthestayedinAmerica. Alicetheelephant,Jumboswife,diedinafireat
Barnumscircuswinterquarters. ShehadalsobelongedtoRegentsParkZooandbeena
lifelongfriendofJumbo.
JumbosskeletonwasdonatedtotheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory. Jumbos
hidewasstuffedandmountedandtravelledwithBarnumscircusuntil1889whenitwas
donatedtoTuftsUniversitywhereitremaineduntil1975whenitwasdestroyedbyfire. Today,
hisashesarestoredinapeanutbutterjarintheofficeoftheuniversitysathleticsdirector.
WhydoesnttheUSgiveJumbosremainsadecentburialandlethimgo? Surelythis
wouldbethedecentthingtodo. Toomanypeoplehavehadtheirpoundoffleshtoquote
ShylockinShakespearesMerchantofVenice,frompoorJumbo. Justlethimgo.
Topsywas
an
elephant
owned
by
Forepaugh
Circus
at
Luna
Park,
Coney
Island
in
New
York. ShehelpedtobuildLunaParkandwasafriendlyanimaluntilshesuddenlyturnedon
man,killingthreetrainers. Oneofthetrainershadthoroughlyabusedher.
Insteadofbeingrehomedinthewild,TopsywaselectrocutedinJanuary1903onthe
suggestionofinventorThomasEdison. Edisonfilmedtheelectrocution,laterreleasingitunder
thetitleElectrocutinganElephant.
Marymayhavebeenthemostfamouselephanttobehung,butsheisnottheonly
elephanttohaveherlifeendthisway. ElephantshadbeenhungatcircusesinGermanyinthe
nineteenthcentury. TherearemanystoriesaboutMary. Shewasapparentlybiggerthan
Jumboandshedidkillaninexperiencedtrainer,whichledtoamanic,howlingmobdemanding
her
death.
And
so
the
owner
of
Sparks
Circus
had
the
elephant
hung
at
the
Clinchfield
Railroad
yardinErwin,Tennessee. Thechainsnappedandtheelephantshipwasbrokenbutshewas
eventuallyhung. ThereweretalesthatMaryhadoriginallybeennamedQueenandalso
Empressandthatshehadkilledbefore,butthisisnotconfirmed.
Responsibilityforthesafetyofanimaltrainersandhandlersliesonlywiththecircus
promoterwhoemploysthem. Awildanimalcannotbeblamedforattackingsomeonewhenit
shouldneverhavebeenplacedincaptivitytostartwith. Nowildanimalhoweversupposedly
tamecanbecompletelytrustedtobesafe.
Animalcircusesstillmaketheirownersalotofmoney. IntheUK,BillySmartsCircus
usedtobetelevisedandshownatChristmas,completewithwildanimalsandelephants.
AnotherUKcircusowner,GerryCottle,nowownsWookeyHoleinSomersetandhasturnedit
fromaGreen
Ray
area
of
natural
caves
and
witch
legend,
into
afake
fairground
like
tourist
attraction. Butatleast,andhopefully,thattakestheinterestawayfromwildanimals,manyof
whoselivesequatetoanenduringmisery.
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BearingtheBruntDonnathedancingbeararrivedinKeighley,WestYorkshire,withherforeignowners
aroundspringtime,1884.
Toteachacaptivebeartodance,thebearwouldbeputinalargecoppertubandafire
wouldbelitunderneathorthetubwouldbeheatedatitsbase. Asthetubgothot,adrum
wouldbebeaten. Afterthis,wheneverabeartrainedinthiscruel,inhumaneandbarbaricway,
heardadrumitwouldstarttodance,foritassociatedthedrummingwithgettingitsfeet
burnedandsohoppedabout. ThiswaswellbeforethedaysofIvanPavlovandhissocalled
Pavlovianconditioningexperimentswithdogs itseemssomeoneelsegottherefirst.
DonnasownersrentedacottageandlockedDonnathebearinanoldblacksmiths
premises
for
the
night.
Some
local
boys
tried
to
get
a
better
look
at
the
bear.
They
took
some
slatesofftheroofofthebuildingwherethebearwasbeingkept,butoneofthemknockeda
lightedcandleinandthebearwasburnedalivebeforeanyonecouldgetthekeytothebuilding.
TheboyswereconvictedandDonnasownersweregivencompensation. Theythentravelled
theUKgivingpoetryrecitalstellingofthehorribledeathofthebear.
ThecharredremainsofthebearwereburiedinSugdenSwamp,offHardgateLane,
whichisnowpartoftheWorthWay. TheareathebeardiedisnowacarpartneartheCross
RoadsInn,nearKeighley.
Bearbaitinghasalternativemeaningsindifferentpartsoftheworldandremainsrifein
somecountries,particularlyPakistanandNorthAmerica. UnderthePreventionofCrueltyto
AnimalsAct1890,thePakistanWildlifeActandIslamicLaw,itisillegaltoinvolveanyanimalin
suchpractice
and
yet
in
some
areas
of
Pakistan,
bear
baiting
is
prevalent.
BearsarebroughtinbyKalanderGypsieswhoremovetheirteethandclaws,itselfa
torturousprocess. Pitdogsarethensetonthetethered,defencelessbearsresultinginthe
bearsexperiencingseriousanddeforminginjuries,particularlyaroundthesnout. This
appallinganimalcrueltyissupportedbytheauthoritiesastherurallandlordswhoputonthe
bearbaitingshowshavealotofpowerinPakistan.
InNorthAmerica,bearbaitinginvolveshuntersenticingbearstoanopenareaby
scentingapathforthenaturallyinquisitivebearstofollow. Thebearsareoftendrawnto
exploretallbarrelsanduponexposingthemselvestothehunters,theyareshot,laterstripped
oftheirinnardsandtheirhidessold.
Despitethe
many
protests
worldwide,
animal
circuses
and
the
use
of
animals
such
as
bearsandelephantsasameansofentertainmentcontinues,oftenattheexpenseofthe
animalsphysicalandmentalwellbeing.
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GameOverforPsychicOctopusPaultheOctopuswasthesupposedlypsychicoctopuswhocorrectlyforecastthe
winnersofalleightmatchesinwhichhepredictedtheoutcomeofduringthe2010FIFAWorld
CupinSouthAfrica.
Thoughhisbirthplaceisdisputed,PaultheOctopuswassentfromWeymouthintheUK
totheSeaLifeCentreinOberhausen,GermanyanditwashereinhistankthatPaul,who
became
a
national
hero
in
Spanish
football
circles,
made
his
predictions.
ItwasannouncedthatPaultheOctopushasdiedpeacefullyinhissleeponOctober26,
2010,howeverthereareclaimsthathediedbeforethisandwasinfactreplacedbyanother
octopus.
PaultheOctopuswasseenasafunnydiversionbyTVandnewspaperjournalists,
somethingforagoodlaughandtosellnewspapers. DoubtlesstheSeaLifeCentrewillhave
madealotofmoneyfromPaulandatthetimetherewererumoursofafilmbeingmadeabout
him.
Noonehasstoppedtothinkinthemidstofthishilarityandmoneymaking,thatPauls
deathmayhavebeenhastenedbyhavingsomanypeoplefilmingandphotographinghiminhis
tank,placingterriblestrainuponhimwithallextraattentionandboxesoffoodcoveredinflags
beingshoved
in
his
face
all
the
time.
ThewaythatPaultheOctopuswastreatedperhapsamountedtoanimalcrueltyandit
wassuggestedbackinJuly2010,thatPaulwouldindeedprobablydieasaresultofthestress
andstrainifhewasntleftalonetoliveasnormalalifeasanoctopuscaninaglasstank.
HorsePlayThefamousactressandcourtesanLillieLangtry(bornOctober13,1853asEmilie
CharlotteleBreton),mistressofAlbertEdwardknownasBertie,thePrinceofWalesandlater
EdwardVII,washeavilyconnectedtoracingandracehorses. Popularhistorysuggeststhat
Edwardgaveherupashismistressin1881thoughthisnowseemsunlikely. WhenthePrinceof
Walesandhiswife,PrincessAlexandra,visitedtheWestYorkshirehomeofTitusSaltJnrin
1882,LillieLangtrywasinvitedtoMilnerFieldforanafterdinnerreception. Itwaswellknown
atthetimethatthePrinceofWaleswouldnotattendareceptionunlessLillieLangtrywasalso
present,orsomehowincludedinproceedings. DuringtheirvisittoBradfordfollowingtheirstay
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atMilnerField,thePrinceofWalesandPrincessAlexandrawavedtoLillieLangtrywhowas
standingonthebalconyoftheVictoriaHotelonJuly1,1882.
LillieLangtrysfirsthusband,againcalledEdward,wasalsoinvolvedwithracehorses.
LillieherselforiginallyregisteredahorsewiththeJockeyClubasMr.Langtrybecausewomen
werenotallowedtoregisterracehorsesatthattime.
In1885,FrederickGebhardandLilleLangtrybroughtanAmericanracehorsetorunin
England. OnAugust13,1888,seventeenoftheirhorseswerederailedatShohola,
Pennsylvaniaintheearlyhoursofthemorning. Therailroadcarcontainingthehorsesrolled
downanembankmentandburstintoflames. ThehorsenamedSt.Saviour(afterLillie
LangtrysfatherschurchinJersey)survived. However,FrederickGebhardschampion
racehorse,Eole,andfourteenotherhorseswerekilled. AnotherhorseofLillieLangtry,
Merman,wontheAscotGoldCupin1900.
MyGreatGrandfather,GeorgeDowsonworkedwithhorsesallhislife. Hewasahorse
whisperer,coachman,
farrier
and
stud
groom.
His
horse
chest
containing
compartments
for
horselinimentsandmedicinesservedasanottomanandblanketboxformanyyearsinmy
parentshouse.
AfterworkingindependentlyasacoachmaninLeeds,WestYorkshire,GeorgeDowson
tookupsimilaremploymentwithawellknownsupplierofpencilsandartistsmaterials.
Himselfandhisfamily,awifeandfivechildren,tookupresidenceinhisemployerscoach
house. Notlongintohisemploymentintheearlypartof1902,GeorgeDowsoncontracted
typhoidanddiedagedonlythirtyseven. Hisemployerunceremoniouslyevictedhiswifeand
childrenuponhisdeath.
AttheRacesWilliamFiveywasawealthylandownerresidentatUnionlodge,laterLisnabrague
Lodge,Pontyzpass,NorthernIreland,duringthefirstpartofthe19thCentury. Heowned
numerousracehorses,millsandevenalimekiln. Hewashoweveraveryheavydrinkerand
gamblerand
had
suffered
so
many
losses
given
his
reckless
ways
that
he
began
to
sell
off
propertyandevenhisfurniture.
WilliamFiveydidhoweverownaparticularracehorsewhichhebelievedwasfar
superiortoanyofhisothers. Hetrainedthehorsecarefullyandconsidereditasurefire
winner. Thoughlaterdeemedsomewhatrecklessly,hebackedthehorseinaracewithallthat
remainedofhismonetaryresources. Thehorsewasindeedabouttowin,beingfaraheadof
therest,buttragicallyitfellattheverylastfence. Inresponse,Fiveytookthehorsebackto
UnionLodgeandhadthepoorbeastbrickedupinitsstable. Thehorsestarvedtodeath.
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Inaround1850,WilliamFiveywasforcedtoletoutUnionLodgetoaDr.Saunderson.
Onamoonlitnight,ahorsewasoftenseengallopingupthedriveway,andisapparentlystill
seendoingsotothisday.
ThisbringsmetoSaturdayafternoononApril14,2012. FornoparticularreasonI
decidedtowatchtheGrandNationalhorseracewhilsttakingphotoswithmysmartphone. The
upshotwasthatIhadcapturedlotsofimagesofahorsecalledSynchronisedbeforetherace
started. Heseemedaninterestingsubject,unseatinghisjockeyandthenrunningoffbefore
theraceevenbegan.
TheGrandNationalwasdelayedforfiveminuteswhilsttheCheltenhamGoldCup
winnerwascheckedbyavetanddeemedfittorun. SynchronisedwasanIrishhorse,but
elsewhereinthemeleeanotherhorsewaslininguptorun. AccordingToPetewasahorse
fromtheThirskareaofNorthYorkshire. Hetoohadasuccessfulracingcareerandhisentryin
theGrandNationalhadprovenpopularwithmanypeoplebettingonhimeventhoughhewas
somethingof
an
outsider.
SynchronisedfellatthenotoriousBechersBrookfenceandcontinuedwithouthis
jockeyuntilfallingagainatalaterfence,thistimesustainingafracturewhichavetdetermined
wastocosthimhislife. AccordingToPetealsofellatBechersBrookonthesecondlapwhen
hecollidedwithanotherhorse,sustainingabrokenshoulderintheprocess. Hetoowas
euthanizedasaresultoftheinjury.
ButIwonderedwhathadpromptedmetophotographtheminthefirstplace. Ihadnt
watchedahorseraceforyearsandhadnopriorplanstodoso,butsomewhere,ontheetherif
youlike,IbelievedthattherewasareasonformedoingthisthoughIjustwasntsurewhatit
was.
Although
it
may
have
been
a
physical
end
to
Synchronised
and
According
to
Pete,
on
the
ethertheyarestillrunning. IfeelthatIhavecommunicatedwiththepairsinceandthatthey
arestillgallopingawayoncourse.
Thisisntjustabouthorses,althoughthosetwoarespecial,itisaboutpsychic
resonance. Wheredospiritscomefromandwhydomostpeopleonlythinkofspiritsasbeing
afewhundredyearsoldinEarthtime? Isitnotalsopossiblethatprehistoriccreatureshave
spiritsaswellaslittleinsectssuchasflies?
SpiritoftheAgeIntheDreamtime,theOldEnglishleechorshaman,wouldgooutsidequotidiantimeand
guidedbyanimalspirits,wouldembarkuponanastralquest,meetingancestorsalongtheway.
AsdiseaseorattackfirstmanifestsintheOtherworld,theshamanorleechmustbereadyand
mustlearnandunderstand.
Manyoftheancientmagiinformedusthatinsectsandthelikehavegroupsouls,which
ultimatelyhaveapurpose.
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MyIrishGreatGrandmotherboughtPsychicNewsfromitsverybeginning,intheearly
1930s. Shewasanaturalmediumandpsychic,whooftensawspiritanimalsandonone
occasionshewitnessedspiritmicerunningupthecurtains.
TheCeltsbelievedthatanyanimalwithapersonalityhadasoulandthatwouldinclude
micetoo. ModerndayfollowersoftheCelticreligionoftencommunicatewithanimalspirits. It
wasalsobelievedthattreescouldsometimesbereincarnatedashumansoranimals.
Cernunnos,theHornedGodCernunnos,theantlerhornedgodisoneofthemostancientgodsofalltime. Hehas
manydifferentnamesandisknowntomanydifferentreligionsaroundtheworld. Heisolder
thanancientEgyptandprehistoriccavepaintingsofTheHornedGoddatebacktotheOld
StoneAge. HewasthearchetypepatternforthegodthatChristianscalledSatan. Christian
festivalswereplacedatthesametimeasmucholder,Paganfestivals,(forexampleYule,
insteadofChristmas)togetpeopletoabandontheoldwaysandtheoldgods. Butwhere
Cernunnosisconcerned,wearenottalkingamerefewthousandyears;wearetalking
thousandsuponthousandsofyears.
CernunnosistheLordoftheWildwood,theLordoftheForest,theProtectorofAnimals
aswellasbeingtheLordoftheUnderworld. Heisrepresentedbythestagbutalsoappearsas
theGreen
Man
and
Herne,
Lord
of
the
Forest.
In
other
cultures,
he
has
many
different
names,
butheisalwaysthesamegod.
Hismother,inonedescription,(orperhapshisfather)wasAnu,ahermaphroditegod/
goddessoftheheavens,however,Cernunnos,isperhapsarguablytheoldestknowngodofall
time,datingbacktotheageofthedinosaurs.
Whendealingwithreligion,spiritualismandsuchsubjects,itisnotaboutwhohasbeen
aroundforacoupleofthousandyears,itisaboutwhohasbeenaroundforalltime? Those
ancientforcesthatwerearoundthenarestillwithusnow,referredtobydifferentnamesbut
stillthesame.
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