OKC Zoo closes today
The weather is awful, so the Oklahoma City Zoo is closing today. So for those of you who were planning to ice skate around with strollers and children on the slopes of the zoo this afternoon, your beautiful day out has been ruined. Here’s the info zoo spokeswoman Tara Henson sent us:
Due to the inclement weather and for the safety of our guests, the Zoo will be closed for the day. Essential personnel will be working until noon. Security is round-the-clock, as usual.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – reindeer poop necklaces
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Rabies test not possible on beaver. (Durant)
- Zoo raises cash with droppings. (Illinois)
- Roundup of horses gets OK. (Washington, D.C.)
- Pet Tales: Photogenic felines have purr appeal during holidays. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet Tales: Christmas trees are cats meow. (Edmond)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Holiday Prize Blitz – 1!
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Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Follow us on Twitter and the Holiday Prize BLITZ!
That’s right, you can find out about all the latest Pet Show happenings on Twitter! Follow us at twitter.com/okpetshow.
“But Pet Show,” you ask, “could there be anything better than following all your great animal news on Twitter?”
Yes, there could. How? The Holiday Prize Blitz. Just in time for Christmas, we’re giving away PRIZES to our followers! (I’m not going to reveal too much, but I will say there are all kinds of bizarre goodies from Santa.) Just look for the clues, be the first to reply to @okpetshow and YOU WIN!
Merry Christmas from Pet Show. Merry Christmas indeed.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – beaver biting
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman -
- Boy attacked by beaver. (Durant)
- Two men accused in cow deaths. (Enid)
- Dog recovering from swine flu. (New York)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – pack your (antler) bags
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Vet gives fawn a new chance at seeing. (Oklahoma City)
- Zoo has name contest for 12 Nigerian goats. (Oklahoma City)
- GPS helping keep track: Wildlife researchers using technology to follow birds, animals. (statewide)
- Radio equipment helps track state wildlife. (statewide)
- United Airlines rescinds recent no antlers baggage rule. (Outdoors blog)
- Pony Express riders deliver Christmas mail in style. (Missouri)
- Two dogs find home after police say they fed on owner. (Nebraska)
- Fishers want locks closed. (Michigan)
- Government to jail tiger’s killer. (China)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
That will be $56,632, jerks
So apparently a Missouri pet supply dealer can’t tell the difference between cows and dogs. Or maybe he doesn’t want to. (This is a photo from the Web site on the About Us page. I bet he isn’t smiling today.) Here’s a press release the Environmental Protection Agency sent out today. Crazy.
A southwest Missouri pet supply dealer has agreed to pay a $56,632 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by repackaging, relabeling and selling an insecticide meant for use on cattle and hogs as a flea and tick treatment for dogs.
Hunte Kennel Systems and Animal Care, Inc., of Goodman, Mo., will pay the civil penalty under terms of an administrative consent agreement filed today by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan.
The allegations stem from findings made by the Missouri Department of Agriculture during October 2006 inspections of the company’s facilities in Goodman and Buffalo, Mo. The inspections found that the company had bottled the pesticide Prolate/Lintox-HD into different packaging and sold it as another pesticide, Paramite.
During the inspections, the company was ordered to immediately stop selling the repackaged pesticide.
Prolate/Lintox-HD is formulated for use in the control of flies, lice, mange and ticks on cattle, and for the control of lice and mange on swine. Paramite is no longer manufactured as a flea and tick treatment for dogs.
Kudos to the EPA for looking out for animals.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – invasion of the tree frogs!
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today, yesterday and Saturday -
- Giving a pet as a gift? Think twice, experts say. (Edmond)
- Living on the edge: Rancher tells of harrowing experience in Colorado mountains. (Crescent)
- Winter bird feeder survey. (statewide)
- Christmas tree frogs invading Alaska. (Anchorage, AK)
- Bullfighting bill advances. (Spain)
- Enviro-crime drama to air. (Oklahoma City, Monday, pages 1C)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Have a Very Gastric Christmas!
Everyone has their own family traditions when it comes to the winter holidays. Regardless of faith, I know for sure there’s one thing you don’t want to do on Christmas: take your pet to the vet.
But that can happen with all the commotion and extra temptations during the holidays.
Most animals visit their vets on Christmas day because of tummy trouble, according to a VPI Pet Insurance of claims. Here’s a list of the top five reasons pet owners take their animals to the vet on Dec. 25.
- Gastritis/Enteritis
- Lacerations or Bite Wounds
- Soft Tissue Trauma
- Foreign Body Ingestion
- Chocolate Poisoning
During the rest of the year, skin conditions, ear problems and other conditions are the top insurance claims. Only gastritis is in the top 10.
Long story short: keep your food to yourself.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Catmas! Catmas! Catmas!
Though we generally discourage randomly giving animals as presents here on Pet Show, we absolutely encourage those of you who’ve been thinknig about getting a cat to take advantage of Catmas!
The Central Oklahoma Humane Society (OK Humane) is excited to announce the “12 Days of Catmas” – a cat adoption event beginning on December 11th and running through December 24th. In an effort to adopt out 200 cats during the 12-day period, OK Humane is offering cat adoption fees of only $12.00. Normal adoption fees are $70.00!
The OK Humane adoption fee includes the following procedures: spay/neuter, de-worming, vaccinations, flea/tick treatment, microchip and snap test. In addition to the adoption discount, all kitty retail at the OK Humane Adoption Center will be 10% off.
“We have 200 cats in our adoption program currently and we are determined to get them all into a home before the holidays! What could be a better holiday gift than a new companion?” said OK Humane Director Christy Counts.
The Catmas special is one of many future efforts to offer deeply discounted adoption fees in an effort to save more lives. OK Humane and the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare Division have teamed up to form a collective goal of 3,000 more adoptions in 2010.
“The Oklahoma City Animal Welfare Division will benefit greatly if the 12 Days of Catmas is successful. If OK Humane does indeed adopt out 200 animals during the special then we will be able to send another 200 animals to the OK Humane Adoption Program!” said Catherine English, the Division Manager of OKC Animal Welfare.
Potential adopters can take advantage of the special at the OK Humane Adoption Center located at 7500 North Western Avenue. The Adoption Center will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
