Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.
The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.
Unlike some of our competitors we are not going to try and blackmail you into donating by saying that we won't continue if you don't. That would just be vulgar, but our lives, and those of the animals which we look after, would be a damn sight easier if we receive more donations to our fighting fund. Donate via Paypal today...
Although we have only had her a week, Prudence has become firmly attached to us, and we are incredibly fond of her.
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Get well soon Prudence - you've found a great home, relax and recuperate. x
Here's wishing her a quick and full recovery!
Poor Prudence.
I hope she will be doing well soon.
I love boxer and bulldog-type dogs, and I always will.
Remember, Prudence, that your ancestors were the Alaunt dogs who followed the Alani out of the Caucasus as Goths began to raid the Roman Empire.
Your kin are the Alano dogs of Spain, which the conquistadors used to subdue the Americas and the Caribbean.
Your more immediate ancestors worked in Medieval butcher shops and slaughterhouses, where the custom was to have dogs fight a cow before it was killed. In those days, cattle roamed the countryside and their flesh was quite tough. A dog was needed to work the cattle over to tenderize them a bit.
Your even more immediate ancestors would participate in bull-baiting contests in both the German-speaking word and in Britain.
You come from tough stock.
Just remember that and things will go well.
Prudence's possible ancient ancestor:
http://www.gampr.org/History.html
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