Top 10 tips to protect your pet during hot weather

Our pets are affected by this heat just as much or more than we are. Here are some tips to protecting your pet during these 100+ days. [...]

The Home Zoo: Squirrel attack

Sasha the lioness attacks Sassy’s beloved Squirrel. [...]

Sassy and the squirrel

When Sassy, the youngest of our 2 Great Danes, was just a little pup, we bought her a stuffed squirrel from Petco that had 2 squeakers in it – 1 in the tail and 1 in the body. She loved it! [...]

New baby buffalo at Sequoyah Bay

Sometime between last Sunday evening and Monday morning (4/25 – 4/26), a new buffalo was born at Sequoyah Bay State Park. I waited until I got pictures before I posted anything. Not sure yet if it is male or female since mom and dad are VERY protective and won’t allow anyone near. [...]

Whales gone wild!

Apparently, Telly the Whale was fed up with living in captivity and entertaining people in exchange for a few fish. At SeaWorld in Orlando, a trainer was killed by Telly the Whale in what is at this time being called an accident. [...]

Flu shots for your… dog?

Dog flu is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by a specific Type A influenza virus referred to as a “canine influenza virus.” This is a disease of dogs, not of humans. [...]

Should zoos include Christian creationist exhibits?

There has long been a debate on the separation of church and state and how, on publicly owned property, we should refrain from anything to do with any religion. We can’t have the Ten Commandments in our courthouses or other public buildings, even though most of our laws are based on them. The Supreme Court has upheld that public or government buildings or land should remain religion neutral. But, what if it is called education instead of religion? Is it okay then? [...]

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