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A Cause for the Paws

petblog — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:46:58 +0000

Check out this fun event coming up Dec. 3!

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Help for Howie

petblog — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:56:05 +0000

Check out more about this special dog, Howie, and find out how you can help by clicking here.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pets in the paper – wild horses take the field

petblog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:41 +0000

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

Plight of wild horses shown during OSU halftime. (Stillwater)
Falconers hope for more land to expand hunting opportunity. (Woodward)
Georgia mascot Uga VII dies. (Georgia)

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

You know you’ll be shopping anyway

petblog — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:39 +0000

Odds are you’re going to do some type of holiday shopping this year, so you might as well help out homeless animals while you’re doing it.

The charity Bring Pets Home has partnered with more than 140 retailers – yes, more than 140! – to help you maximize your holiday cheer. How? Go to www.bringpetshome.org when you do your online shopping this holiday season. Find the retailer you want. When you click on that store through Bring Pets Home, a part of your sale will be given back to the organization, which benefits shelter pets nationwide. (The percent varies by retailer. For example, Walmart gives back 4 percent. iTunes gives 5 percent. Some places even give up to 10 percent.)

So, this Christmas considering combining three fantastic things: shopping, the holidays and helping animals.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pets in the paper – zoo is off to the races

petblog — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:57 +0000

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

Zoo trust OKs Remington Park lease. (Oklahoma City)
Cat adopts couple, finds loving home. (Sulphur)
Testimony continues in suit against poultry companies. (Tulsa)

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pets in the paper – a zoo-y Christmas

petblog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:26:51 +0000

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

City zoo gets into holiday spirit. (Oklahoma City)
Two jailed in smuggling. (Thailand)

Staff Writer Carrie coppernoll

Pets in the paper – THE RETURN!

petblog — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:52:12 +0000

I’m sure all of you have both noticed and cared that I’ve been gone for the past six weeks. (It’s OK. I know you haven’t.) But now that I’m back from maternity leave, so the daily feature Pets in the Paper. Wahoo!

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

Oklahoma City hunter gets 180-pound deer at Arcadia Lake. (Arcadia)
Pooches get ready to put their best paws forward. (Oklahoma City, page 17a)

Not much for the first day back. Maybe tomorrow!

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

4-H Collecting Pet Food for Meals on Wheels

petblog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:27:58 +0000

4-H students are collecting pet food to help the Meals on Wheels program.
The program needs pet food because some clients were sharing their meals with their pets because they either couldn’t get pet food, couldn’t carry it or could not afford it, according to a press release from 4-H.
A former Cleveland County 4-H student started the program and club members decided to continue it. The club needs food for large and small dogs, cat food and bird seed.
The club is accepting donations at the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Office at 601 E. Robinson, Norman, which is at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact the 4-H office at 321-4774 or email susan.farrow@okstate.edu, brenda.hill@okstate.edu or justibm@okstate.edu.

Scary car thief

petblog — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:00:19 +0000

A Coloardo couple recently got a surprise when their car alarm started going off at 2 a.m.

They could see someone moving around inside their car from their window, so they called sheriff’s deputies. When authorities arrived the thief was discovered — a young bear somehow found its way into the car.

After snapping a couple of photos, deputies opened the door and the bear took off, but not before he managed to cause significant damage to the car’s interior. Apparently this isn’t an uncommon problem. People who leave food in their cars when bears are about run the risk of bear-related damage.

Fortunately, damage is repairable. I can only imagine the heart attack I’d get if I walked out to my car at night to find a bear inside.

- Staff Writer Bryan Dean

Cute overdose

petblog — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:12:17 +0000

I can’t think of a better way to end the week than a 3-minute video of a begle puppy wrasslin with a rottweiler. So here you go.

- Staff Writer Bryan Dean