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Be nice! It’s Be Kind to Animals Week!

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on May 2, 2010 at 12:15 am

As if you weren’t already super nice to your pets, there’s an extra incentive. This is Be Kind to Animals Week. Here’s some information from the American Humane Society:

Be Kind to Animals Week, May 2-8, 2010, is American Humane’s annual event celebrating the unique bond between people and animals, and encouraging the humane treatment of all animals. But why limit kindness to one special week? Here are five ways to be kind to animals every day:

Adopt a pet from a shelter or breed-specific rescue. Shelter pets make loving lifetime companions, and many shelters offer pet-matching services and follow-up training and advice to help you and your new best friend form a beautiful bond.

Report animal abuse. Violence against animals is terrible enough, but it could also be a sign that other violent behavior, like domestic abuse, is happening.

Spay or neuter your pets. An estimated 3.7 million animals are euthanized in America’s shelters every year due to a lack of homes. Help stop pet overpopulation and euthanasia of adoptable animals by making sure your own pets are spayed or neutered.

Live humanely with wildlife. Learn how to peacefully coexist with deer, bats, skunks, squirrels, raccoons and rabbits.

Get active in local animal welfare policies and legislation. Sign up with us to receive action alerts about issues affecting animals.

As part of Be Kind to Animals Week, American Humane is sponsoring Lemonade for Shelter Aid, a contest that encourages children to set up lemonade stands to raise money for their local animal shelters. The contest runs until May 10, 2010, and is open to children and teens (ages 6-14). One grand-prize winner/team will be randomly selected to receive three Nintendo DS Lite game systems. Learn more and enter!

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

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Pets in the paper – cocks on guard

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on April 30, 2010 at 9:17 am

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

Breeders’ bill advances. (state capitol)
Police find dog, fowl on guard near drugs. (Lawton)
Animal magnetism: Actor Brendan Fraser takes a beating in new family comedy “Furry Vengeance.” (nationwide)
Critters, kid-safe plot fuel “Furry Vengeance.” (nationwide)

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

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Let reining reign!

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on April 29, 2010 at 5:50 pm

If you love reining and/or Oklahoma City, you’ll be pretty excited about this news. The rock stars of the reining world will be chosen in Oklahoma City. Here’s a press release from the city:

On Saturday, July 10, the U.S. Equestrian Reining Team will be selected at State Fair Park during the inaugural “Battle in the Saddle” event, a first for Oklahoma City.

The team members will represent the United States in September at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) being held in Lexington, Kentucky.

Team USA, in the reining discipline, will be sanctioned to compete in the

WEG by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) which serves as the national governing body for equestrian sports in the United States.

The World Equestrian Games are an Olympic-style competition that is comprised of the world championships for eight equestrian sports. The games are held every four years, two years prior to the Summer Olympics.

Scheduled to compete in the WEG alongside Team USA are approximately 33 countries, including Germany, Italy, Mexico, Sweden and the Dominican Republic.

In December 2004 Oklahoma City voters approved an increase in the hotel/motel occupancy tax to fund improvements to the equestrian facilities at the State Fair Park.

“During the 2004 campaign, we told the citizens of Oklahoma City that this was the perfect way for us to make much needed improvements to the equine facilities at State Fair Park and reinforce our position as the ‘horse show capital of the world,” said Mayor Cornett. “The fact that the USEF has chosen Oklahoma City to select their Team USA for reining is validation of the decision our voters made.”

Team USA will be named as the world’s most talented horses and riders take center stage July 5-10 in Oklahoma City to battle it out for top honors at the inaugural “Battle in the Saddle” competition. This event, owned by Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. and managed by the American Quarter Horse Association, will be the premier equine competition showcasing the following five western disciplines: reining, working cow horse, roping, cutting and ranch horse competition.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll