That will be $56,632, jerks
So apparently a Missouri pet supply dealer can’t tell the difference between cows and dogs. Or maybe he doesn’t want to. (This is a photo from the Web site on the About Us page. I bet he isn’t smiling today.) Here’s a press release the Environmental Protection Agency sent out today. Crazy.
A southwest Missouri pet supply dealer has agreed to pay a $56,632 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by repackaging, relabeling and selling an insecticide meant for use on cattle and hogs as a flea and tick treatment for dogs.
Hunte Kennel Systems and Animal Care, Inc., of Goodman, Mo., will pay the civil penalty under terms of an administrative consent agreement filed today by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan.
The allegations stem from findings made by the Missouri Department of Agriculture during October 2006 inspections of the company’s facilities in Goodman and Buffalo, Mo. The inspections found that the company had bottled the pesticide Prolate/Lintox-HD into different packaging and sold it as another pesticide, Paramite.
During the inspections, the company was ordered to immediately stop selling the repackaged pesticide.
Prolate/Lintox-HD is formulated for use in the control of flies, lice, mange and ticks on cattle, and for the control of lice and mange on swine. Paramite is no longer manufactured as a flea and tick treatment for dogs.
Kudos to the EPA for looking out for animals.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – invasion of the tree frogs!
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today, yesterday and Saturday -
- Giving a pet as a gift? Think twice, experts say. (Edmond)
- Living on the edge: Rancher tells of harrowing experience in Colorado mountains. (Crescent)
- Winter bird feeder survey. (statewide)
- Christmas tree frogs invading Alaska. (Anchorage, AK)
- Bullfighting bill advances. (Spain)
- Enviro-crime drama to air. (Oklahoma City, Monday, pages 1C)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – walking homeless dogs
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Bringing homeless dogs joy. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet boarding center seeking items for homeless animals. (Oklahoma City)
- Stray finds way into home. (Norman)
- Man, pets die in mobile home fire. (Perkins)
- Chicken lawsuit may hang on tests. (Tulsa)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – please and thank you pup
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Dog helps kids’ manners. (Perry)
- Pets can be tested for swine flu, too. (Stillwater)
- Government plans to move wild horses. (Nevada)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – elephant lovin’
Check out these animal stories in the paper since Saturday -
- Zoos expect baby elephant in 2011. (Oklahoma City and Tulsa)
- Smiles reign on all faces at celebrity reining event. (Oklahoma City)
- Wilderness still exists where elk can run free. (Lawton)
- Wounded giraffe dies during tests. (Tulsa)
- Airport opens park for dogs. (Georgia)
- Many call wolf recovery a failure. (New Mexico)
- Town now mourns horse barn fire deaths. (Ohio)
- National Zoo panda to leave for China. (Washington, D.C., page 6a, Monday)
- Bird may be put on threatened list. (nationwide, page 14b, Sunday)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – the eagles have landed
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today and yesterday -
- Eagles have landed at lake. (Edmond)
- Birds seized at border. (Texas)
- Bizarre calf mutilations found. (Colorado)
- Obama’s first pardon: a turkey named Courage. (Washington, D.C.)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – getchya a gator!
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman since Saturday -
- Alligator sighting reported at park. (Oklahoma City)
- Shelter gets funds for pet tag study. (Oklahoma City)
- Horse, owner get super win at show. (Oklahoma City)
- Shelter seeks pet gifts. (Oklahoma City)
- Giraffe suffers from neck injury during move. (Tulsa)
- Delays continue in state’s poultry waste pollution trial. (Tulsa)
- Swooping in: Oklahoma hosting national event for handlers of eagles, hawks and falcons. (Woodward)
- Rare birds seen in state. (Woodward)
- Horse country tour. (Texas)
- 5,600 species found during ocean census. (Louisiana)
- Cruelty brings no contest plea. (New Mexico)
- Ducks in trouble, Ducks Unlimited says. (northwestern United States)
- New books for birders. (nationwide)
- Jaguar blamed in miner’s death. (Guyana)
- Bulls escape from movie set. (Spain)
- White tiger gets new home. (Serbia)
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” full of fun. (movie review)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – wild horses take the field
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
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
