OkcPets Magazine May 2023

4 OKC Pets • May / June 2023 FROM THE PUBLISHER OKC Pets Volume 10, Number 3 PUBLISHER Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com EDITOR Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Bullock WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 405.397.2740 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com Rosalie Childs 918.630.5775 rfchilds@me.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Heide Brandes David Gallant Nancy Gallimore Inger Giuffida Karen Holman Jennie Lloyd Rowena Mills Kelsey Warren-Bryant 918.520.0611 www.okcpetsmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2022 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. G reetings for late spring and early summer! We hope you enjoy reading the May-June OKC Pets. In this issue, we have a special focus on the ethical treatment of animals. Heide Brandes reports on the Oklahoma Conference for the Humane Treatment of Pigs, held on National Pig Day, March 1, 2023. The goal is to encourage the humane treatment of pigs, many of which live in cruel and extreme confinement. Kelsey Warren-Bryant’s very informative article will help you find cruelty-free and/or vegan cosmetics to meet your ethical standards about treatment and protection of animals. This is the time of year when wild animals are raising their babies. Have you ever found a baby animal or bird on its own and not known whether to pick it up or leave it? Inger Giuffrida of WildCare Oklahoma explains in practical detail what you should do when you come across a foundling in the wild or in your yard. OKC Pets likes to include articles to help you understand and manage your household pets to make life more livable for them and for you. See helpful suggestions from Karen Dugan Holman. You will enjoy David Gallant’s story of Hazel the therapy dog. She loves to visit a second-grade classroom where she has many little friends who are eager and excited to read to her. And don’t miss Nancy Gallimore’s sensitive and thought-provoking tale about the special connection between her beloved dog Howie and new puppy Tag. Enjoy the summer! Marilyn, with Fred and LeeRoy Fred LeeRoy