Spring Issue 2002
Features
24 Philosophy Dog: Training tips before you take your dog on the road
30 The Cat who Covered the World: The adventures of a NY Times foreign correspondent’s cat in Cairo
34 Cover Story: Charlize Theron talks about her long-standing love for animals—wildlife of her native South Africa, causes close to her heart and her current canine companions
39 An American Cat in Paris: One cat finds joie de vivre in his yearlong sojourn in the glamorous French capital
44 Corneel at the Plaza: A boy and luxury hotel staff who find a friend in a runaway spaniel
46 Patriotic Road Trip: Drive from the Nation’s Capitol to points north—New York, Boston, and Maine
56 Cat’s Allowed: R&R at some B&Bs with a BYOP policy! (yes, Bring your own Pets!)
60 A Thousand Hounds: A Walk with the dogs through the history of photography. A taste of Raymond Merritt’s New Exhibition, A Thousand Hounds
64 QE2: Crossing the Atlantic with your ship-shape pets on the luxury liner
66 Retriever Nose Best: Bomb-Sniffing dogs in our nation’s airports
69 Animals in Art: Artist and former magazine editor Fleur Cowles tells of her artistic ‘Flair for Wildlife’
73 Italy: Villa Feltrinelli: a waterfront Italian hideaway that has housed guests ranging from Mutts to Mussolini; Roman cats have their days—attitudes are changing in the capital city for the felines; Roman churches recognizing pets in annual ‘Benediction of the Animals’.
75 Kangaroo Island: Land of the Spirits, Place of Mystery. Discover the unspoiled land and exotic wildlife ‘down under’
78 Stockholm: Reindeer abound in the amazing animal preserve, Skansen right in the center of the trendy Swedish capital
88 Greetings from Zelda: The story of a Supermodel Dog
Departments
6 Editor’s Letter
8 Contributors
10 Party Page
12 Bone Appetite Super-chef couple Michael Osaka and Diane Forley tempt our palates at Verbena
14 Beauty
16 Fashion Oleg Cassini
18 Reel Pets The Sopranos mob-wife Edie Falco, Everyone Loves Raymond star Doris Roberts, Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin, Morning Anchor of The Early Show, Jane Clayson, and mega-mouse Stuart Little
84 Peshawar Paradise, Brooke Hospital for Animals. An organization aiding work animals and the people who rely upon them; Marjan Remembered—The Proud Figurehead of the Kabul Zoo
90 Ask the Vet Air Travel with your pet made easy
92 Relationships Furry Muses: The four-legged inspirations of some of today’s most popular writers; Ahbhu: Harlan Ellison’s prize-winning short story about the passing of one man’s dog and inspiration
96 Animal Archive The Easter Bunny
98 Pet Stars
Originally published on Animal Fair, March 2002.
