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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

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 – 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

Dogs are funniest … not on purpose

petblog — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:35:26 +0000

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?)