Hilarious vintage photos of cute pets (Amazing pet and animal photos from the 1930s)

14th July 1932: A doggie produces a milk bottle in an effort to stem the flood of tears from its charge.

September 1934: Mother and her three kittens could not resist the pail of milk, recently collected from the cow, and are seen helping themselves.

Photographer Bert Hardy's son, Mike Hardy, being photographed by Ming the panda at London Zoo. pub. 1939

A lamb and a cat playing draughts, watched over by a bantam, at Langford, Somerset.

circa 1939: A panda discusses over the washing line the problems of the day with a young admirer.

6th April 1933: A Great Dane at the Kensington Canine Society's Dog Show at Crystal Palace, London.

10th August 1938: A baby bush-baby in a set of scales at London Zoo shortly after birth.

circa 1930: A bulldog puppy contemplates two china bulldogs from the safety of a wooden tub.

9th November 1937: Two baby bush babies pop their heads out of their sleeping boxes in London Zoo.

A baby pointing out something of interest to a dog, circa 1935.

14th July 1931: A little girl hangs three Siamese kittens on a washing line in a garden in Croydon, London.

October 1936: Bulldog 'Maelor Viola', owned by N Edwards, is wrapped up against the cold at the Kennel Club Show at Crystal Palace, London.

15th February 1938: Wilfred a South African bush baby in London Zoo enjoys his morning cocoa from a teaspoon.

circa 1932: Henry Sandoni leaving a West End toy shop, laden down with Christmas presents, while his dog waits patiently in the car.

11th April 1936: A little girl is not too happy about the crab she is holding.

5th September 1934: Persian kittens playing with a ball of wool.

7th October 1936: British and Empire heavyweight boxing champion Ben Foord of South Africa at Desborough, Northants, preparing for his forthcoming fight with Walter Neusel.

29th February 1936: A black and white cat sits in the driver's window enjoying a ride. Passing traffic does not worry him but if he sees a cow he hits the deck.

May 1937: A little girl hold a penguin's flipper as they walk together at London Zoo.

1939: Ming the panda bear rolls on the ground while a little boy watches. Original Publication: Picture Post - Our Favourite Invalid - pub. 1950

10th September 1932: Children at the Chelsea Hostel, London, for children, sitting on a wall beside a cat.

August 1936: A line of Great Dane puppies drink milk from bowls while their mother looks on.

October 1935: Sandoni's dog Bob posting a letter while his young 'friend' waits for him.

25th June 1934: A flock of ducks cross a road near York at a traditional ford while a car waits.

June 1936: A dog undergoes ultraviolet ray therapy in Bradford.

16th February 1934: Ginger, a young cat trying to join in the conversation, when the phone is answered.

5th July 1934: A litter of Springer Spaniel puppies sharing a pram with a baby.

5th May 1937: Two children watching a penguin walk past.

29th January 1935: Joey the Fennec fox is brushed during his daily morning toilet at the London Zoo.

20th July 1933: A cat and dog appear to be willing to put up with one another at close range.

29th October 1935: 4 year old Cynthia Withers from Tickenham in Somerset, milks a Frisian cow at a dairy show in Islington, London.

18th November 1937: Two North African fennec foxes at London Zoo are wrapped up against the cold.

circa 1930: A young cook gives a cat a sample of her culinary creation.

circa 1930: Fully dressed chimpanzees sit on chairs and kiss.

4th November 1931: The native Australian bear, the koala, are preserved at Koala Park, Pennant Hills in Sydney.

20th February 1937: Two three week old White Pekinese puppies receiving health ray treatment at Wai-Tou kennels in Sydenham.

22nd August 1938: Hector, Wimbledon Bowling Club's mascot, gets involved during the Women Bowlers National Championships at Wimbledon Park, London.

circa 1935: A dog sitting expectantly at a dinner table.

Kitten Basket

6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car.

September 1935: A tethered bloodhound and her two puppies at Mrs Russell Cook's Kennels, Foxhall Place, Ipswich.

1st August 1936: Bob the canine film star leaving London from Euston Station with his little mistress for a well deserved holiday after appearing in the film 'Head Over Heels' with Jessie Matthews.

9th January 1937: Lamb being bottle fed by a very young farmer.

circa 1935: Buster, the dog from the 'Our Gang' child actors group, getting ready for bed.

1939: A small boy playing football delivers a shot to goal, with Ming the panda acting as the goal keeper.

June Mottershead mimics her newly adopted lion cub at Chester Zoo in Chesire. The lion has been adopted to save it from destruction beacuse of lack of zoo funds.

25th December 1937: A young girl plays with the telephone, while her little dog looks on.

27th April 1938: Aussie, a kangaroo at London Zoo, sniffs out something tasty in a bin.

23rd July 1938: Three donkeys at Douglas in the Isle of Man crowd round a boy to get a taste of his ice cream.

22nd December 1938: This three year old enlists the help of her parent's St Bernard dogs in bringing home the Yuletide log.

circa 1938: Mr Cockerill sits his daughter, Diana on a horse.

4th June 1938: A couple of twins unsuccessfully attempting to teach chicks to fly.

circa 1935: A farm lad holds two piglets.

1st February 1938: An elderly woman bottle feeding a calf in her home whilst her two cats look on.

25th July 1936: A close-up of a baby chimpanzee at Edinburgh Zoo.

Pete The Pup

9th March 1937: Fay Hollingsworth of Dumpton, Broadstairs, Kent, holds her father's racing goose, Herbert with the cat, Jim. Both animals get on well; Herbert usually wins his races against Fay because he resorts to flying if he loses.

2nd February 1935: Champion bloodhound Leo of Reynalton at Crufts Dog Show. Leo has won Crufts six times.

9th October 1937: A young boy dressed as a policeman plays at traffic direction with his canine friend.

4th September 1934: A hiker takes her Samoyed dogs for some fresh air.

19th May 1937: Baby emus at Whipsnade invaded a small girl when she appeared in her toy aeroplane. They were evidently attracted by the bright metal parts of the miniature plane.

7th July 1937: Four tiger cubs frolic like kittens with their keeper at Whipsnade Zoo. They are enjoying their first outings in the open since being born eight weeks ago to mother Hanee.

2nd July 1938: A little girl and her pet monkey play on the 'Sea Salter' beach in Kent. The monkey decided it was time to become 'King of the Castle'.

24th February 1934: A donkey appears to read a book over its young owner's shoulder.

1st January 1939: A young evacuee from London receives a New Year's kiss from the first lamb of the year, on the Sussex farm where she now stays.

10th September 1934: The young daughter of a hunt member wears a riding hat and an apprehensive look as she sits with two hound puppies.

Little Lost Dog

27th August 1938: A farmer's twin daughters feeding twin lambs on a farm near Derry city.

circa 1930: A little blonde girl closely inspecting a large spider which she is holding in her hand

12th March 1937: A zookeeper at Whipsnade Zoo holding a baby brown European Russian bear. Its mother and aunt are in the cage.

circa 1934: Pete the Pup known all over the world through his film work in Hollywood comedies, especially the 'Our Gang' series. At the height of his career Pete was insured for ?20,000.

circa 1934: Pete the Pup known all over the world through his film work in Hollywood comedies, especially the 'Our Gang' series. At the height of his career Pete was insured for ?10,000.

17th August 1932: A young boy brings his tropical parrot for a ride on the handlebars of his bicycle.

Children enjoy a ride on a Bactrian, or two-humped, camel.

A small girl in a pushchair modelled on a horse-drawn carriage takes a stroll in Hyde Park, London, with her mother and a Great Dane.

23rd April 1938: Two children playing on a see-saw with their pet dog in an Oxford garden.

5th April 1937: Four baby Caiman crocodiles are given a session under a sun-lamp at London Zoo.

30th August 1937: London zoo lion cubs posing for artist Eileen Watson.

A terrier is rescued from a well at Scaling Dog Kennels in Banstead, Surrey.

13th February 1930: A merry party of prize winning Sealyham Terriers from the Eastfield Kennels at Bristol , seen here at Crufts Dog Show.

circa 1935: Flash the animal star who has his own chair, meets his next leading lady Gwen Lee. and shakes a paw.

2nd October 1937: Girls playing with their pet dog. They are seated around a table saying Grace before their meal.

July 1938: Brian Bethall, aged 3 years, is holding on to his two entries for the dog show held in aid of the cottage hospital at Ongar in Essex. They are ten week old dalmatian puppies.

9th October 1937: Four 'Samoyed' puppies are riding in the pram of four year old Shirley Neale, at the Samara Kennels, Walthamstow.

CIRCA 1920s 1930s: Woman, Smiling, Holding Two Puppies In Her Arms In Winter, Wearing A Fur Coat, Woolen Hat And Gloves.The Huskies Are Squirming And Hard To Hold.

9th July 1937: Tiddles, the station cat at Newport, Monmouthshire, is given a hand with her five new kittens by the railway guards.

7th December 1937: Two month old lion cubs October and Oliver at London Zoo.

4th April 1938: One of the baby bears at Whipsnade Zoo wrestles with part of an Easter Egg and a mass of netting in which he has caught himself.

26th September 1936: A mountain sheep on the Horse Shoe Pass near Llangollen in N Wales begs for food from a small boy in a car.

circa 1938: Rin Tin Tin the famous Warner Brothers animal film star, answering some fan mail.

16th December 1937: Harry Mack, 'The Golden Clown' (actually Mr Alan McKelvia of Urmston near Manchester) has given Punch & Judy shows up and down the country for over 50 years. He is with puppies from his present 'Toby' stars litter.

Miss May Allen, of Sittingbourne, with her 'pet' squirrel. Though still living in the wild, it appears to have adopted her, and follows her when she goes for rambles or cycle rides.

A child kisses a donkey at the seaside.

9th September 1937: Jimmy, a young lion at London Zoo, playing with his keeper's mop and a ball.

3rd February 1933: A terrier at the Royal Veterinary College, London is wearing a large canvas collar to prevent him interfering with bandages on his tail after an operation on it.

4th August 1931: A little girl feeds a kinkajou at the zoo.

circa 1935: Some of a group of six baby elephants from Burma (Myanmar) in the hold of a ship. They are bound for London where they will join a circus.

1st November 1932: Prince, the canine mascot of the Leytonstone Children's Home, shows off his good table manners to his young friends. He was a gift to the home from the RSPCA.