Pets in the paper – pets can’t be people now
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Pet Tales: Silly Snuggle. (Edmond)
- Owners should help dogs weather storm. (statewide)
- Plan bans human-animal hybrid. (state capitol)
- Senate adds requirements to bill on equine dentistry. (state capitol)
- Dog squeaks by with old habits. (nationwide)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – Sadie’s the best
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Horse owners try to corral lawmakers on dental care. (Oklahoma Capitol)
- Fans, judges agree Sadie is top dog. (New York)
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 – 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
Pet Show – keeping safe during the storm
Listen to Pet Show! Our guest is Dr. Louise Murray, medical director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Impressed? We are, too. Dr. Murray talked to us about how to keep your pets safe during the impending ice storm, otherwise known as Ice Storm of Doom 2010.
In other news, police in Mexico City saved 150 ferrets, and the Brits have taught crocodiles to recognize their own names. Maybe that’s not as important right now as winter weather safety, but it’s still interesting. Kind of.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
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How to help animals in Haiti
As aid pours into Haiti from around the world, animal advocates have joined together to help pets in the country devastated by a major earthquake and its aftershocks. Several organizations are partnering to create the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti, according to a press release issued this afternoon. You can donate to the three largest groups here:
- The American Humane Association
- The World Society for the Protection of Animals
- The International Fund for Animal Welfare
These are all reputable groups, but I would be sure to include a note in any online donations that the money is specifically for relief in Haiti.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
It’s raining lizards
In addition to record cold temperatures, Florida residents are dealing with another strange phenomenon — iguanas falling from the trees.
An iguana lies frozen, or possibly just in suspended animation, on the ground at a Florida Keys park following a cold snap - Tim Chapman, Miami Herald
The iguanas, which are not native to Florida, don’t do well in the cold. With record low temperatures in the state, the reptiles are falling frozen out of the trees in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne.
The iguanas aren’t actually frozen. They are in suspended animation, coming back to life once they warm up. However, extended cold temperatures could kill them.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Pets in the paper – I give up. Here’s a funny cat.
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Plant’s beef recalled over E. coli link. (Owasso)
- Wildlife group wants more outdoor activity. (nationwide)
OK, I’ll be honest. That’s not much of an animal story offering for today. So here’s this:
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – reindeer poop necklaces
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- Rabies test not possible on beaver. (Durant)
- Zoo raises cash with droppings. (Illinois)
- Roundup of horses gets OK. (Washington, D.C.)
- Pet Tales: Photogenic felines have purr appeal during holidays. (Oklahoma City)
- Pet Tales: Christmas trees are cats meow. (Edmond)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
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
