Only days after the zoo celebrated the birth of a baby gorilla, a Western lowland gorilla named Kathy died early this morning. Cause of death is pending an autopsy. The 50-year-old Kathy came to the OKC facility from the Philadelphia Zoo in 1971. “Kathy was considered the matriarch of her troop,” said Alan Varsik, the […]
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Who’ll let the pets out?
This weekend while you’re carving pumpkins and stocking up on treats, the Central Oklahoma Humane Society suggests you add “adopt a pet” to your Halloween to-do list. Saturday and Sunday, PetSmart Charities will sponsor Woofness on Wheels, an adoption tour scheduled to stop at five metro locations. “Our goal is to get 200 pets adopted […]
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Oklahoma’s animal house
His response was lovely and instant: “I will be happy to pick up Dr. Rollin at the airport.” Bernard Rollin, Ph.D., is a serious animal ethicist from Colorado State University’s philosophy department. Cattle ranchers and animal-rights activists alike consider him a friend. The Kirkpatrick Foundation debuted its ambitious new animal initiative — to make Oklahoma […]
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And speaking of pigs …
We will say this for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: They know how to take advantage of a photo op. When a national survey last week projected that two-thirds of Oklahomans will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, PETA wasted no time rolling out a billboard that the group plans to […]
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Pet sights
Now pet lovers can honor their pets and benefit a good cause, all at the same time. Candid Color Systems is donating 100 percent of proceeds from its recently launched Pics Saving Pets website to the Central Oklahoma Humane Society. Under the initiative, pet owners can upload photographs of their animals — with or without […]
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Animal kingdom
Louisa McCune-Elmore Credit: Mark Hancock Oklahoma City’s Kirkpatrick Foundation is kicking off an ambitious initiative — to make Oklahoma the safest place to be an animal by 2032 — tonight by hosting worldrenowned philosopher and animal ethicist Bernard Rollin to lecture at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. His lecture will conclude a day of discussion […]
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Rawr art
The exhibition “Art and the Animal” is currently on display at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman. On display until Sept. 5, it showcases works that were selected from a juried art show organized by the Society of Animal Artists. Linda Coldwell, public relations and marketing officer for the […]
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‘Puppy mill abuse motivated by greed’
This hard-fought effort to provide oversight and protection to animals in puppy mills is a must. I work in the area of dog rescue, and have seen firsthand the horrific abuse and neglect experienced by dogs kept in those type conditions. Dogs are literally tortured at the hands of greedy, uncaring animal breeders, often setting […]
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Animal prints
(Charlie’s business: Clawing the couch.) Ron, on the other hand … let’s just say I’m considering an intervention (catervention?). Ron is a sweet, big-boned tabby (don’t call him fat), but he’s not the smartest kibble in the bits. He goes absolutely nutso with catnip — rolling around in it, sliding on his back through it, […]