1911: The French Hatching Cat of Palisades Amusement Park http://wp.me/p35yDk-3 via @FrenchHatchCat
The French Hatching Cat was a large Angora cat from Paris who loved
sitting on eggs and being surrounded by the baby chicks she helped to
hatch. In June 1911, the French Hatching Cat journeyed from France to
New York City. She then took a short trip across the Hudson River to the
Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, where she spent six weeks
entertaining thousands of adults and children with her baby chicks.
http://hatchingcatnyc.com/2013/02/23/french-hatching-cat-palisades-park/