You know you’ll be shopping anyway
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
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
Dogs are funniest … not on purpose
So just in case you were wondering, dogs outshine cats when it comes to wins for America’s Funniest Home Videos. I’m not sure that’s a good thing, though. Most of the time winners on America’s Funniest Home Videos have either done something ridiculously stupid or just been hit in the groin.
The show marks its 20th anniversary at 6 p.m. Sunday on ABC. (Read more about TV on the NewsOK Television Blog!)
And in honor of their anniversary, show officials calculated all the animal winners during the past 20 years. Dogs finished first with cats close behind. But there are all kinds of other animals that have won. (Who knew whales could be funny? And who knew that a praying mantis would win not once but twice?)
- 1 ANT
- 3 BEARS
- 22 BIRDS
- 1 BULL
- 1 CAMEL
- 34 CATS
- 1 CHIMP
- 1 DEER
- 136 DOGS
- 1 ELK
- 1 FERRET
- 1 FISH
- 1 FLY
- 1 FROG
- 4 GIRAFFES
- 4 GOATS
- 1 GORILLA
- 1 GUINEA PIG
- 3 HAMSTERS
- 4 HORSES
- 1 KANGAROO
- 1 LIZARD
- 2 LLAMAS
- 5 MONKEYS
- 2 MICE
- 1 ORANGUTAN
- 1 OSTRICH
- 2 PRAYING MANTIS
- 5 RACOONS
- 1 RAM
- 1 RAT
- 1 RHINO
- 1 SEA LION
- 1 SPIDER
- 1 SNAKES
- 9 SQUIRRELS
- 1 TARANTULA
- 1 TOAD
- 2 WHALES
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – bugs and rugs and such
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Cruelty charges filed. (Stillwater)
- Teens find plenty to enjoy at the fair. (Oklahoma City)
- Club plans fishing derby. (Oklahoma City)
- Ugly bugs come out of their rug. (Edmond)
- Halloween can be a treat for dogs, too. (Norman)
- Pet Tales: Rescued dog finds family home. (Midwest City)
- Blog: More from the state wildlife director. (statewide)
- Cesar Millan dog-based empire adds slick magazine. (California)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Left. No, right. No, left.
Further proof that cats love lasers. And further proof that owners who do this are asking to be sued for whiplash damages.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – mallard pals
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Ready for the fun as state fair begins. (Oklahoma City, photo here)
- Modernizing farms equals prosperity, ag secretary says. (Oklahoma City)
- Implausibility is reality in labeling animal clans. (general column)
- Rabies shots key for protection. (nationwide)
- Pet Tales: Fine-feathered friends adopt human mom. (Oklahoma City)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
We’re not talking about the flu
Don’t worry – we aren’t talking aobut the flu. The point of visitnig Quail Springs Mall this weekend is not to get the flu. It’s to get a new BFF.
The Warm Hearts, Wet Noses adoption event is talking about warming your heart with a pal who has a warm nose. It’s not getting a fever and sinus drainage. I just wanted to be clear on that.
Pet Angels Rescue of Oklahoma City will be at Quail Springs Mall with adoptable dogs and cats from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They’ll be in the lower level near El Chico at Quail Springs Mall, 2501 W Memorial Road.
Here’s some more info from Pet Angels:
According to The Humane Society of the United States, between six and eight million cats and dogs enter animal shelters in the United States. Only half of these animals make it out alive. The fact that most of these animals are healthy when they are euthanized makes their death all the more unnecessary and agonizing. Bark Ave. & Meow Place is an innovative concept that allows local shelters and rescue groups to bring adoptable animals to the mall where potential owners can be introduced to them in a welcoming environment.
There you have it.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Rock the pet vote!
Today’s the day! Vote now for Oklahoman Jody Harlan in the Animal Planet Hero of the Year contest! If she wins, it’s good news for Pets and People out in Yukon. (Listen to Jody’s visit to Pet Show last week!)
Here’s information Jody sent out about the contest:
Oklahomans have an opportunity to vote Sept 14-27 for a Yukon woman, who is one of 10 finalists for a national Animal Planet Hero of the Year award. Jody Harlan was nominated for co-founding a local humane society and a lifetime of other animal rescue work.
Supporters may vote for Jody Harlan once every 24 hours at www.animalplanet.com/hero through Sept. 27. Twenty-five percent of the judging criteria will be based on votes for each nominee. All votes must be cast online.
Harlan co-founded Pets & People Humane Society, which has rescued and placed more than 37,500 abandoned pets from local animal shelters since 1990. She helped two nine-year-old volunteers launch the Jr. Pets & People organization, which earned a national “Do Something!” educational grant in 1993. The junior organization became the only humane society operated by children in the U.S.“There are many volunteers who have done more that I have,” Harlan said, “but I hope everyone will vote for me because Pets and People could get up to $10,000 if we win this contest.”
“That kind of donation would save a lot of pets,” Harlan said, adding individuals can also contribute by spaying and neutering their pets and being responsible pet owners.
Harlan has personally rescued, fostered and placed 356 abandoned pets outside the humane society and operates a sanctioned Trap-Neuter & Release program, which feeds, spays or neuters, and releases wild cats to humanely control overpopulation. In the evenings, she manages a regional email group, which encourages adoption of pets on animal shelter death rows for 150 individual rescuers and adoption organizations.
Vote for Jody here. She’s the fourth picture of the slideshow.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – Zoe gets ready
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today
- Baby chimpanzee Zoe to get first look at public. (Oklahoma City, video below)
- Chains take wag out of dog’s tail. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet Tales: Dog found after family prays. (Oklahoma City)
- Dove release honors victims. (Chickasha)
- Purina products joining the battle to defeat breast cancer. (nationwide)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Books, beer and man’s best friend
When I was in college, I kept one pet. That poor fish. He didn’t make it to graduation. But there are plenty of college students out there who are more responsible than I was. For them, Petside.com has ranked the Top 10 college for pet owners. Here’s the list:
1. Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., has four pet-friendly dorm “clusters” that allow cats and dogs that weigh less than 40 pounds. Snakes and fish are welcome, too.
2. Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., has a “pet dorm” where dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs are allowed.
3. Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Penn., has a “Pet House” dorm, which allows cats, dogs, small birds, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, turtles and fish. Have something more exotic? The college evaluates them on individually.
4. Principa College in Elsah, Ill., has seven dorms and university apartments that allow pets. Students may bring dogs, cats, rabbits, caged animals and aquatic life.
5. California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., lets students have cats in all dorms. Small cage animals and aquatic life can come to school, too.
6. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign allows students in the Ashton Woods housing to keep dogs, cats, fish and rabbits.
7. The University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, makes room for cats and birds in the school’s apartment-style housing buildings. Fish are allowed in all dorms.
8. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., requires written consent from roommates before a cat is introduced. And the dorms even have a “Pet Chairman.”
9. The State University of New York at Canton is known for Mohawk Hall, which accomodates up to 48 pets. Those animals are allowed to wander freely if their owner is around. Sadly, dogs and snakes aren’t allowed.
10. Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn., allows one dog or cat in each fraternity and sorority house on campus.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
