Cute but wrong
I know this is cute, but part of me also thinks it is very wrong.
Ruben Gaviria rescued an injured red squirrel at a local park near his home near Medillin, Columbia. Luckily, when he took the critter home to recover, his cat took to it. Tita the cat even feeds the little guy her milk.
Tita’s kitten also plays with the squirrel.
These pictures are undeniably cute, but I wonder how long before natural instincts take over and this ends badly.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Pets in the paper – poacher goes down
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Poacher sentenced in killing of tame deer. (Newalla)
- Zoo taking entries for art contest. (Oklahoma City)
- Bill updates: Pet breeders. (Capitol)
- Dogs keep watch for squirrel menace. (Yukon)
- NewsOK Etiquette blog: Neighbor has loud dogs.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pet Show – Scots are tops!
Listen to Pet Show! We talk about Clint Eastwood’s orangutan pal and daredevil squirrels. But most importantly, we talk about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and the winner, Sadie the Scot. So, in honor of her, we discussed our Top Five Scottish Things. Here is my list. (Bryan Dean posted his as a comment.)
No. 5: Haggis.
No. 4: Hooligans.
No. 3: J. K. Rowling, who lives in Scotland.
No. 2: Oklahoman Database Editor Paul Monies.
And No. 1: Sadie, the Westminster champion, of course!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – Razzle Dazzle Dogzzles
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Euthanasia prompts department to re-examine law. (Missouri)
- Plants ease antibiotics’ risk to farms. (Missouri)
- Dog show produces a little Razzle Dazzle. (New York)
- Whalers hold activist. (Australia)
Staff Writer Carrie coppernoll
Don’t mess with the porcupine
This pit bull learned an unfortunate lesson: there are some fights that you can’t win.
I can’t find many details on this incident other than the obvious. This dog had a run-in with a porcupine and lost. The vet sedated the pit bull and removed 1,347 quills. The dog survived.
I’m betting this pit bull will think twice about picking fights from now on.
-Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Pets in the paper – the new breeds in town
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman since Saturday -
- Three new breeds to be shown at Westminster. (New York)
- Zoo takes confiscated elephant. (Ohio)
- Pilot whales euthanized. (New Zealand)
- Blog: Pedigree joins Carrie Underwood.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – closer to teeth floating
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Eagle enclosure collapses at animal nonprofit. (Noble)
- Committee OKs horse dental bill. (state Capitol)
- Zoo gears training toward volunteers. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet Tales: Dachshund enjoys penthouse. (Edmond)
- Cats proving agile in contests. (nationwide)
- Animals aboard space rocket. (Iran)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – unBEARable!
OK, so we only have one animal story in The Oklahoman today. And I wrote it. So this is it -
- Zoo’s Will, Wiley can’t bear any more wintry weather. (Oklahoma City) ( Get it? They can’t bear it, like bare it. They’re bears.)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – smacking the shark
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Bashing shark saves girl. (New Zealand)
- Groundhogs not welcome. (statewide, page 1D)
- Bee sting helps MS patient feel better. (nationwide, page 2D)
- Exotic pets stalk viewers. (nationwide, page 1D)
- Dear Abby: Older man questions whether to adopt a dog. (Nevada)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Phil must be stopped
I’m anti-Groundhog Day.
It’s not that I dislike the sentiment. Punxsutawney Phil looks cute enough when they take him out of that stump, and I have no more problem with a groundhog weatherman than a human one.
What bothers me is that Phil always sees his shadow, as he did again this morning. According to Wikipedia, the little hairball has predicted an early spring only 15 times in 114 years. That works out to about 13 percent.
I’m a warm weather person. This has been an especially hard winter with all the ice and snow, and I, for one, am ready for it to end. Although I’m not ready to take rash measures like Bill Murray’s character in the movie “Groundhog Day,” I am launching a protest against Phil until he becomes more early-spring friendly.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
