Most neighborhoods in Oklahoma City have a stray cat, or a dozen of them. But a stray horse? “It happens,” said Jon Gary, Oklahoma City Animal Shelter’s unit operations supervisor. “There are a lot of big, open areas in Oklahoma City. Every now and then, we’ll get a stray horse.” Most of the horses that …
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Dec
25
Life-saving gifts available at Norman Animal Shelter – The Norman Transcript
The Norman Animal Shelter has the perfect gift for animal lovers. This Christmas, the city adoption site is offering gift certificates for microchips and adoptions. Animal Welfare Director John Bowman said microchips are the perfect gift for the pet lover in your life. “A lot of people have pets, but those pets aren’t microchipped,” he …
Oct
18
Edmond pet adoption event finds homes for hundreds of animals – NewsOK.com
Midnight Woofness IV — a round-the-clock animal adoption marathon — began at midnight Friday. Edmond pet adoption event finds homes for hundreds of animals The goal is to find homes for more than 550 animals by 5 p.m. Sunday, when the event ends. By 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 314 cats and dogs already had new homes. …
Sep
09
Foster program boosts pet adoption rate – NewsOK.com
A foster home program coordinated by the city’s animal shelter and the Oklahoma Humane Society has helped raise the rate of adopted animals from 30 percent to 50 percent in the past three years, Animal Welfare Division Manager Catherine English said. The shelter is still well short of its goal of 75 percent, but grant …
Jun
19
Effort seeks to reduce pet homelessness – NewsOK.com
Take a trip to an animal shelter in Oklahoma City, and you’ll see a variety of dogs and cats. The only way these pets differ from those lounging on our couches or frolicking in our backyards is that these pets don’t have a place to call home. Animal shelters are seeing occupancy rates creep steadily …
May
15
Groups hope 500 pets get adopted – NewsOK.com
Nancy Nesser lined up shortly before midnight to adopt her new dog, Ringo. He was there — waiting in the middle of the night in a parking lot with a couple hundred other homeless dogs. Last June, Nancy Nesser adopted Ringo during the the Central Oklahoma Humane Society’s Midnight Woofness adoption marathon. “I knew I …
Apr
28
Pet group to host adoption marathon in Moore – NewsOK.com
Best Friends of Pets will host a pet adoption marathon this weekend at the Moore PetSmart, 2100 S Service Road. Onyx is one of about 80 animals Best Friends of Pets hopes will be adopted during the group’s three-day adoption marathon in Moore. The event runs from Friday through Sunday. – PHOTO PROVIDED Pet group …
Mar
17
Pet adoption event Saturday (Sand Springs, OK)
The Sand Springs Animal Control shelter is getting crowded. That means that plenty of dogs and cats are looking for their forever home. The shelter is holding a pet adoption drive Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tractor Supply Company (the site of the old Walmart in the Springs Village Shopping Center, …
Oct
28
Midnight Woofness Dubbed Huge Success
A big pet adoption event, hosted by the Central Oklahoma Humane Society, was dubbed a huge success. As part of Midnight Woofness 2, people adopted dogs and cats starting at midnight on Saturday at the PetSmart store at Memorial Road and Pennsylvania Ave. Animals were brought in from organizations from around the state. The goal …
Oct
26
Adopt a pet Oklahoma Humane Society is having pet adoption event
Basil Basil is a sweet 6-month-old gray tabby kitten. She is gentle and quiet and loves to purr when you pet her. Her number at the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter is 64987. The adoption fee for cats is $50. This includes spay or neuter, shots and health check. Pictures of many pets available for adoption …
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