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In Italy's oldest pet cemetery, Mussolini's hen rests among dead

Over the decades, more than 1,000 pets have been buried in "Casa Rosa", where brightly painted wooden shrines adorned with stuffed animals and figurines share the space with classic headstones under the shade of pines and palms.

A picture taken on October 5 , 2022 shows the grave of a pet dog Prince at the Casa Rosa pet cemetery in Rome. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Rome is famous the world over as the final resting place of emperors, popes, martyrs and kings from Augustus to Saint Peter, but few know about Mussolini's pet chicken.

The hen

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