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ADVERTISEMENT Presidential pets: a tradition From cats and dogs to farm animals and more, nearly every president has had pets at the White House. Although he never lived in the White House, former President Washington started the tradition of presidential pets by having at least a dozen dogs in office, in addition to horses and former first lady Martha Washington’s pet parrot. Claire Jerry, a curator of political history at the National Museum of American History, explained that a pet is a valuable tool for the president, one that can make the commander-in-chief “seem like one of the people.” ....
After four long years, we finally have a new president and, more importantly, new presidential pets. Usually the thrill of pets arriving at the White House is tempered by the sting of old presidential pets leaving the White House, but this year is different: Donald Trump is the first president in more than 100 years not to have a pet of any kind, so we can say goodbye to his rotten administration without stray sympathy for any blameless dogs, cats, or possums getting evicted alongside their captors. Advertisement This also means that the incoming presidential pets the Bidens have two German shepherds and a cat, the former two of which arrived to the White House this week to great fanfare won’t be able to rely on the outgoing presidential pets for advice or support during the transfer of power. So to help the new national mascots find their footing, Slate has decided to break what many regard as the most important commandment in journalism (“all presidential pets are eq ....