Just when you thought celebrities only existed among us humans, there are also animal celebrities. Animals and humans have lived side by side for years, even though some humans have the nerve to kill off a few species here and there for money. But the animals here, with famous owners or none, have become household names, or even icons in history.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Fido<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Fido is one of the most popular street dogs back in World War 2 and perhaps of all time. The name in Latin meaning \u201cfaithful one\u201d, Fido certainly lives up to it. Back in 1941, a brick worker named Carlo Soriani found Fido lying in a ditch, injured. Dogs back then were often the innocent victims of the military attacks that would happen in some areas. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fido had no owner, so Soriani took care of him and nursed him back to health. They had grown taken with each other over time, and Fido always followed Carlo to the bus stop before leaving for work and would be there to wait for Carlo when he came back. Unfortunately, the dog and his master had unknowingly part ways as Carlo was soon killed in a bombing in a factory two years later. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fido didn\u2019t know, and thus waited for him at the bus stop for 14 more years, until his death in 1958. He is, among the other dogs in history, a symbol of a pet\u2019s extreme loyalty to their owner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Tinkerbell Hilton<\/span><\/h2>\n

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And fast forwarding to the present day, as we look at another famous pet. Tinkerbell Hilton is the pet of socialite and hotel heiress Paris Hilton. She\u2019s also living the high life that her owner Paris leads, which probably set the popular tv and movie cliche of rich girls with tiny dogs in their hands or in their handbags. Tinkerbell was also set to have started the whole \u201cdogs as an accessory\u201d trend too, as what we have mentioned earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Gidget<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Or more commonly known as the Taco Bell dog with that very popular catch phrase. He came to fame in 1997, originally as a replacement for Dinky, the dog that appeared in the older commercials. Nevertheless, Gidget stuck around, appearing in more commercials for the fast food chain. He\u2019s become a household name especially in the late 90\u2019s, with all kinds of merchandise with the pooch on it. But alas, his fame didn\u2019t last forever, as back in 2000, a group of Hispanic lobbyists claimed that the dog represented a racist stereotype and Gidget immediately faded away into the background until his death in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Mr. Ed<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The star of a tv series back in the early to the middle of the 60\u2019s with the same name, about a talking horse. Although realistically, the horse doesn\u2019t talk and is voiced by former Western star Allan Lane, everyone knew Mr. Ed to be one. The show only lasted for six seasons, and unfortunately by 1968, the horse had died. Although the cause of death varies as some say the horse was euthanized because of poor health, while others would say that he had been given too much tranquilizer, resulting in his death a few hours later.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Spuds MacKenzie<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The popular mascot for beer brand Budweiser back in the mid-80\u2019s, and was the original party animal, literally. Spuds became a household name, appearing in several print ads and commercials for Budweiser, even through all the controversies that arose until 1992. One such scandal was of the dog\u2019s gender. Spuds was actually a girl dog, named Honey Tree Evil Eye. But it was shortly after Honey Tree\u2019s next controversy that she died of kidney failure.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. Moose<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Or more famously known to everyone else as \u201cEddie the Dog\u201d in the hit tv series \u201cFrasier\u201d, and known or giving Frasier as well as everyone else in the scenes his head tilts and puzzled expressions. Moose also ended up getting more fanmail than his co-stars too. However, he couldn\u2019t keep up with the series and retired after seven years, his son Enzo taking his place until the show\u2019s final episode. He did live quite a long life, dog-years wise, as he passed away from natural causes in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. Socks<\/span><\/h2>\n

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There may be a lot of presidential dogs, but this is a presidential cat. Socks is the cat of former US president Bill Clinton. Socks was soon the official presidential pet back in 1991 and was so for six years until Socks was soon replaced by a labrador retriever named Buddy. And just like how an only child reacts to suddenly having a sibling in the family, Socks did not like Buddy at all. When the Clinton family moved out of the White House back in 2001, Socks was given to Bill Clinton\u2019s secretary, Betty Currie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. Punxsatawny Phil<\/span><\/h2>\n

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For those of you who don\u2019t know about the real holiday, but have seen the movie \u201cGroundhog Day\u201d starring Bill Murray, of course this groundhog makes it on the list. He really does predict the weather like our local weather reporters. He does so every February 2, when he is brought from his home in Punxsatawny, Pennsylvania, to a crowd of people in the media as well as locals alike to predict how much longer will the winter season last.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9. Shamu<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Who doesn\u2019t know Shamu? The main attraction at Sea World in San Diego, California back in 1965. She is the only second female orca to be held captive and the third one that was displayed to the public. Despite what we\u2019ve seen in tv shows and in movies, killer whales don\u2019t really like to be ridden, and thus the news of Shamu trying to attack a trainer who kept wanting to do that came out. Although Shamu had already died from a blood infection in 1971, the name has since been used as a stage name for the future killer whales that are in the shows.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just when you thought celebrities only existed among us humans, there are also animal celebrities. Animals and humans have lived side by side for years, even though some humans have the nerve to kill off a few species here and there for money. But the animals here, with famous owners or none, have become household names, or even icons in history. 1. Fido Fido is one of the most popular street dogs back in World War 2 and perhaps of all time. The name in Latin meaning \u201cfaithful one\u201d, Fido certainly lives up to it. Back in 1941, a brick <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4046,4048],"tags":[4086,4085],"yoast_head":"\n