Remembering Walter Cronkite: A Legend Who Loved Animals

[Triana]

Walter Cronkite was a supporter of The HSUS and the recipient, in 1990, of our James Herriot Award. In 2006, HSUS staff member Rob Blizard talked with the veteran broadcaster about his lifelong interest in animals.


http://www.hsus.org/humane_living/memorial_and_planned_gifts/hsus-special-friends/walter_cronkite_loving_animals.html

[joeybee12]

1. Another reason to miss him....

...great, great guy.

[Captain Hilts]

2. I remember him posing for a photograph with his cat. nt

[dgibby]

6. Is this the one you're thinking of?

http://www.hsus.org/humane_living/memorial_and_planned_gifts/hsus-special-friends/walter_cronkite_loving_animals.html

He was a lifelong animal lover, was owned by several cats and dogs over the years.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Actually I'm thinking of a different one. Neat! A true Cat Man. nt

[quiller4]

13. and a dog man, too. in one of my favorite pics of him he has

his Golden Retriever sitting in fron of him with his head on his knee and he is holding a cat who is rubbing against the dog's head. The pic was taken in the early 1970s.

[liberal N proud]

3. Was Walter the perfect citizen or what?

He will be missed

[hlthe2b]

5. I thought so before... I know so,now!

[hamsterjill]

4. Wow...I did not know this about him.

Another amazing factoid about the man. The world lost a good one when Walter passed!

[Raine]

7. WOW, I didn't know that

it makes me have even greater respect for him, what a loss. :-(

[snake in the grass]

8. Freepoids don't care too much for Walter.

Taste the crazy:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295419/posts

They blame him for single-handedly losing the Vietname War.

[Triana]

10. Pfft! Freepazoids don't like anyone who is moral

It doesn't fit the lie behind own their pretense of morality.

I was charmed to learn this about dear old Walter. Another reason to miss one of the last (if not THE last) true newspeople/journalists.

[pecwae]

11. K&R.

WC was helping the defenseless and innocent. This makes his loss ever more significant.

Thanks for the link.

[Wednesdays]

12. K&R

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