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Straight from the horse's mouth - The stars of the popular British television series 'Steptoe and Son' pose together with carthorse named Hercules in 1970.

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Fluffy bunny - A disgruntled Angora rabbit, who has just been freshly fluffed, is held proudly up for the camera by its owner in 1935.

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Dog's dinner - Canine guests at a London dinner party are served a new line of dog food by a butler, UK, 1984.

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Puppy love - Comedy actress Martha Raye receives a sloppy kiss from her birthday present: a Boxer puppy named Maggie Britannia, in London, UK, 1948.

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Morning snack - Hungry elephant Mae West happily receives an apple from a tram driver while taking her morning walk in London, UK, 1936.

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Dog matters - A scene from 'Laughing Gravy' (1930) shows the infamous comedy actors Laurel and Hardy tending to a small mutt.

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Showstoppers - Two miniature chihuahuas wait with their owners at the Crufts dog show, UK, 1967.

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Penguin performer - Walt Disney tries to induce a penguin to act for the camera during the filming for 'Peculiar Penguins' (1934).

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Black cat - During filming for a Hal Roach comedy, actor Charley Chase prevents Edna Marion from being harmed by a small black kitten, circa 1928.

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Drinking companions - Man and dog enjoy a refreshing pint at a pub, UK, 1931.

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Whose line is it anyway? - American actress Joy Hodges goes over her script with canine co-star Lightning, circa 1935.

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Roaring approval - Canadian film director Mack Sennett (1880 - 1960) looks casually at a lion sitting on his desk in London, UK.

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Parrot party - British politician Winston Churchill and his family are visited by inquisitive cockatoos and parrots while on holiday in Miami Beach, United States, in 1946.

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It's a dog's life - A man cycles through a London park with a dog draped over his shoulder and a puppy tucked into his jacket, UK, 1931.

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Pig pal - Mrs. C. Wylds sits at the wheel with her pet pig in Terling, UK, September 1934.

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Hairy friends - They say that owners eventually end up looking like their dogs...and it looks like this came true at the Pup of the Year dog show in London, UK, 1974.

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Crazy dog lady - Camberley resident, Miss Kate Ward, takes her infamous collection of stray dogs for a walk, UK, February 1963.

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Clerically comical - Mrs. Phyllis Porter is pictured with her dog while dressed as a nun, in 1969.

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Up to mischief - The littlest member of the American comedy children's group, 'Our Gang,' peers round a fence stake with his pal Pete the Pup, circa 1930.

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Dining companion - Leystone Children's Home's canine mascot, Prince, shows off his impeccable table manners, UK, 1932.

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Refined primate - The eternally sophisticated chimpanzee, Joe Mendi, steps out of a taxi in New York, 1925.

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Canine cast member - The film cast of kids' comedy group 'Our Gang' pose with Pete the Pup, circa 1935.

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Llama drama - Actress Jeannie Carson and comic actor Nat Jackley hang out with a baby llama called Paul at London Zoo, UK, in 1951.

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Swanning in - Miss Avis Meager removes her shoes and stockings after being caught by a flock of swans and an unexpectedly high tide at Richmond, UK, 1953.

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Bovine check - Satirical writer Sir Alan Herbet celebrates 60 years of working for Punch magazine by cashing in a cow at Barclays Bank, August 1970.

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Canine friendship - A young girl and her dog talk on a bench by Keston Pond, UK, 1967.

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Room for a small one - Cornet, a young elephant, attempts to board a London bus in Shaftesbury Avenue, UK, circa 1938.

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All-weather humour - Comedy duo Laurel and Hardy performing in 'Laughing Gravy' (1930), where they get themselves caught in another tricky situation with a small dog.

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Meaty moment - On the set of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (1930), a pet dachshund sees his opportunity to take a bite of the butcher's sausages.

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Hearing trouble - Rolf Harris gives new meaning to the term "ear trumpet" at London Zoo, UK, 1967.

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Tasty toupee - A giraffe named Delilah munches on a man's wig at Chessington Zoo, UK, 1970.

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Chatty chimp - Comedy actor Sid James, famous for the 'Carry On' film series, is all smiles as he holds a chimpanzee at a circus in the UK, circa 1961.

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Buster Brown - Child actors Arthur Trimble and Doreen Turner lean out of a car window with their dog on the set of a Buster Brown comedy, circa 1925.

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Massive mastiff - Britain's heaviest dog in 1958 was a huge mastiff called Butch. He was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson and lived in Middlesex, England.

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Canine tanning - A dog wearing protective eyewear gets sun ray treatment at Bradford Animal clinic in 1936.

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Poached Pomeranian - English comedienne Jill Summers sets her pet Pomeranian, Bonnie, on top of an oven tray, 1957.

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Gated goat - Chad, a resident of Chessington Zoo, peers over a wall with some mysteriously human hands, UK, 1970.

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Wild ride - American comic Jerry Lewis and his horse pose on set while filming comedy western movie 'Pardners' in 1956. 

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West End dog - Comedy actor Cardew 'the Cad' Robinson takes a walk with Horrid the dog in London, during a break from rehearsals for 'King Pellinore,' UK, 1964.

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Human whisperer - Mr. Al Bennett shares a private joke with his family pony, circa 1955.

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Doggy dive - American actress Ava Gardner struggles to contain her pet corgi at Heathrow Airport, UK, July 1967.

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Horsing around - American comedienne Fanny Brice fools around next to a horse, circa 1930.

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New ride? - English jockey Sir Gordon Richards rides a donkey onto Arsenal FC's ground, UK, in 1928.

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Great gardeners - Singers Dorothy Burroughs and Elizabeth Scott push two dogs in a wheelbarrow in Middlesex, UK, 1936.

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Harmonious howling - A howling dog lends his voice to accompanying silent screen star Viola Dana on the trombone, circa 1926.

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Jokey jockey - Comedian George Formby (right) poses with his wife and equine companion 'Lucky Bert,' who he rode in a charity hurdle race, October 1938.

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Woolly visitor - A farmer and her daughter enjoy a morning cup of tea with their pet sheep, Betty, in Bristol, UK, 1949.

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Turkey time - Barbara Kent poses with a Christmas turkey while sharpening an axe, December 1930.

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Wrong end - Eight-year-old actor Peter Lawford holds up the tail of Henry Sandoni's unfussed dog, 1931.

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Equine effort - French actor Jean Lefebvre is joined by a gray pony while presenting a show in 1980.

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Road trip! - French comic actor Jean Lefebvre and actress Dany Carrel are joined by a fellow canine star during filming for 'An Idiot in Paris,' 1969.

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Working like a dog - Pickles, the dog who found the stolen World Cup Trophy in 1966, is offered a film role in 'The Spy with a Cold Nose' that same year.

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Milking it - English comedian Robin Askwith poses with a dairy cow while dressed as a milkman, 1984.

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Dangerous driving - British performers Nervo and Knox are driven around by a couple of collies at a London theater in 1946.

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Picnic pilferers - The Marquess of Bath and his family are interrupted during a picnic by curious giraffes at Longleat Safari Park, UK, 1969.

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Hunting hound - A member of the Bicester hunt carries his eager hunting companion in a compact shoulder bag, UK, 1923.

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Duck care - This Brownie Girl Guide looks like she's having a quacking time with some ducklings, 1939.

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Animal parade - Young human and canine participants compete in the Whitsable Carnival, UK, in August 1958.

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Country folk - Folk-style comedy band Adge Cutler & the Wurzels pose with a horse in a parking lot in March 1967.

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Comedy canines - English comedians Morecambe and Wise pose with a Great Dane called Lady and a schnauzer called Pippa in London, 1970.

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