Happy Thanksgiving!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
You’ll miss us when we’re gone
Yeah, we know you will. It’s OK to admit it.
The Pet Show blog, along with all of the NewsOK.com blogs, will be missing in action some time today and possibly Friday. We’re getting a fancy pants new look! But we know this is how you feel:
“Oh no!” you gasp. “What will I do for my pet news?”
Never fear. For now, tide yourself over with the pets search on NewsOK.com. We know, we know. It’s not the same. In fact, it’s not even remotely close to the same as the awesomeness of the Pet Show blog. But these are tough times, people!
The good news is that we’ll be good as new – or maybe even BETTER than new – when we’re back!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Get to work, cats!
I guess in these tough economic times, everybody’s got to earn their keep. Even cats.
A Virginia program called “Barn Cat Buddies” pairs homeless cats with people who need mousers. For example, barn owners need help keeping rodents out of their stables. Solution: cats! The program director said it’s basically a “will mouse for food” situation. The people who adopt the cats only pay for spay/neuter and vaccination costs – a small price tag to have a pest-free barn.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
It’s election day … Pet Show style
While you might use NewsOK’s election Web site, we here at Pet Show like to believe we’ve had some excellent election coverage this year.
So in case you are tired of reading about the candidates and the debates and the issues, check out OUR election coverage, Pet Show style.
- - A women registered her dog to vote to prove her point.
- - America says the Obamas need a poodle.
- - Voters like candidates with pets.
- - Election shirts … dogs has dem.
- - Politics invade cat show.
- - Red states, blue states and orange states.
- - Presidential pets throughout the years.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Help! We need animal control … and a bomb squad!
I’m not a police officer, but I’m guessing animal control and bomb experts rarely show up at the same location. But apparently, it’s happened at least once.
This guy is keeping cats in a storage unit in New Hampshire, and he’s turned in to authorities. They go to save the poor kitties, but they can’t rescue them right away. They have to wait for the state bomb squad to come in and remove a large artillery shell. Yikes.
Keeping cats in a storage unit? Bad idea.
Keeping cats and a bomb in a storage unit? Worse idea.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Mr Green Genes
I imagine the lolcat would go something like this:
I can has to glow in dark?
Scientists have created Mr. Green Genes, the first known glow-in-the-dark cat.
Scientists modified the New Orleans kitty’s genes to see if they could harmlessly change an animal’s DNA sequence. The research could be applied to fight a variety of diseases including cystic fibrosis.
Mr. Green Genes looks like a normal ginger tom cat under normal light. But turn on an ultraviolet light in a dark room, and his eyes, ears and mouth glow green.
The cat glows because the scientists wanted to track the gene as it spread, so they chose one that would glow.
All I know is, Mr. Green Genes would be the coolest Halloween cat ever.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
“Bark” Obama, the Dems say
I have a confession: I bought my friend’s dog a political t-shirt. My pal is a yellow dog Democrat, so I bought his pup Sammy a “Democrats ’08″ t-shirt at Pet Smart a few weeks ago. A plethora of political pooch products are available this year because of the hotly contested presidential race. I mean there’s even this shirt from Cafe Press that’s a play of LOLCATS. It says, “Democrat. I votes it.”
Denver shop owners are loving it this week as the Democratic National Conventiontakes over their town. When the convention delegates run out of places to put their buttons, banners and ball caps, they must be turning to their dogs.
My dogs don’t much care to dress up, and they definitely aren’t registered to vote. So for now, they’ll have to miss out on the presidential pooch paraphernalia.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Kittehs doin Olympix
I love lolcats, and I love the Olympics. It doesn’t get any better than this – Olympic lolcats. Here are my favorites -
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Graycie reads my column
My pal Leslie Spears at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art sent me these pictures of her cat, Graycie. Apparenlty Graycie interrupted her reading the newspaper, and it’s as if she’s reading my column! This is incredibly flattering that even CATS want to read my column! But, like most of my readers, Graycie fell asleep halfway through.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Happy Friday!
I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend! Here’s a LOLCAT to send you off with:
- Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
