Clark Gable was a pet.
Clark Gable . He also starred with Lana Turner in four features , and with Norma Shearer and Ava Gardner in three each . He was named the seventh-greatest male star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute . A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person 's company , protection , and/or entertainment rather than as a working animal , sport animal , livestock , or laboratory animal .