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West Nile virus makes way to OK

West Nile virus makes way to OK

Mosquitoes are making a comeback with the warmer temperatures in our state and county health officials are warning residents about the dangers of West Nile virus.

Zoo mourns death of silverback gorilla

Zoo mourns death of silverback gorilla

Volunteers and staff at the Oklahoma City Zoo are mourning the death of a Western lowland gorilla.

Bird House fundraiser scheduled this weekend

Bird House fundraiser scheduled this weekend

Bird House, the annual fund-raiser for The Winds House is scheduled for Sunday, June 24, 2012 from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at The Museum Café on the ground floor of The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr., Oklahoma
City, OK.

OKC Animal Shelter hosting kitten shower

OKC Animal Shelter hosting kitten shower

 

OKLAHOMA CITY -- If babies get gifts during baby showers, why not give newborn kittens gifts too? 

The community is invited to a kitten shower for shelter newborns from noon to 3 p.m. on June 9 at Oklahoma City’s Animal Shelter at 2811 S.E. 29th St.

Every year thousands of un-weaned kittens and puppies arrive on the steps of Oklahoma City’s Animal Shelter in need of tender love and care. 

The newborns and shelter staff rely on volunteer foster parents to nurture them until they are old enough to be adopted, which is eight weeks. 

Although it’s a “kitten” shower, the Shelter’s puppies have a few needs too.

Shower gifts for these future companions include canned and dry kitten and puppy food, kitty litter, litter boxes and scoops, baby bottles, Esbilac kitten and puppy formula, toys, puppy pads, Pedialyte, pet shampoo, Dawn dish soap, pet carriers and towels. 

"Aslan" passes away at OKC Zoo

"Aslan" passes away at OKC Zoo

A well-known ‘king of the jungle’ has passed away at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Zoo welcomes new additions

Zoo welcomes new additions

Visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden will be able to see a pair of new additions.

New initiative to boar through OK's hog of an issue

New initiative to boar through OK's hog of an issue

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The State Department of Agriculture is answering cries for help and providing a brand new service to Oklahomans that will hopefully help with a major problem in our state, feral swine.

They are a menace in all 77 Oklahoma counties.

Agricultural Department spokesperson, Blayne Arthur, said, "Feral hogs know no boundaries. They will eat almost anything. They will tear anything up. They are very aggressive. People should be very cautious if they run to them."

The Agriculture Department tells us wild hogs can double their population in just four months.

They are beginning to encroach on Oklahoma's non-rural areas.

So, the State Department of Agriculture is busy compiling a directory for those with wild swine interests.

More than 500 Oklahomans have applied.