Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Dear Ricky...Why is this newsworthy? It isn't exactly. Though it made me think of a retarded greyhound also named Ricky who lived at an animal hospital my sister used to work. The dog was named Ricky because he was born with a terrible case of rickets. He was also occasionally referred to as Ricky Retardo, though he was well loved and well cared for.
The monkey in the story was beaten by a jealous sibling soon after birth. Had he been out in the wild he would have died. Same with greyhound Ricky. Mother Nature would have looked the other way while the herd was culled. For some reason Ricky and Ricky were spared. Being a dog and a monkey helped some. Ricky the pig or Ricky the cow would have been a double bacon cheeseburger by now. Funny how that works.
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So, that's the saddest picture I've ever seen.
--Amanda
Oh, there are sadder pictures in the world. Come on, he's having a BIRTHday, with CAKE.
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