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Pets of All Kinds Frame Color:Silver The initial Helmet Day wasOn Feb. 5, 1956, about 100 dogs, cats and lesser creatures turned out for what a Times staff writer called a howling good time at the thirty fourth annual pet show. The article goes on to describe the swaths of creatures that attended the event at the Madison Square Boys Club, including pigeons, parakeets, canaries, goldfish, hamsters, turtles and one snail, Sammy, who was toted around by his 14 year old owner in a small jar thoughtfully lined with