Story by Marilyn King
Greetings, greater-Tulsa-area pet lovers, and I hope you enjoy this Spring issue. Even though I’m a “winter” person, I’ve never before been as thankful to see a spring!
First off I want to say thanks to all who helped make possible this issue. My advertisers, the talented contributing writers, and the people at Langdon Publishing – thank you! Without any of these people there would not be a TulsaPets Magazine.
What a sad disappointment that the proposed state bill to strengthen licensing regulations for puppy mills and improve the living conditions of these animals was shot down. Please take time to read Ruth Steinberger’s article, and visit www.okpuppymilltruth.org, to read what’s really going on with puppy mills in our state. At the website, it’s an easy click to contact your representative in protest. Why should we even allow the creation of masses of puppies in an already critically exploding situation, and simultaneously ignore the truly inhumane conditions these poor things suffer. So please, visit and click!
On a happier note, a grass roots committee has been formed to brainstorm ideas and possibilities for a Tulsa dog park. It will be a slow process, but a process is forming. Hopefully by the July issue there will be some significant updates to report, as well as a “task force report” on recommended improvements to the Tulsa City Shelter
So you ask – who is the dog on the cover? My friends have been telling me it’s time for a good lookin’ dog to grace the cover, and I thought, hmmm, I just happen to have a nice picture handy. This is Samuel Augustus, one of my three rescued labs. (Since TulsaPets Magazine is primarily a family operation, Sam decided to help out!) He was a stray walking down our midtown street that no one claimed, and I’m convinced someone drove into the neighborhood expressly to rid themselves of him He’s been a blessing, and it scares me to think he very well could have ended up an inmate like the others in the article We Know on page 6.
Stay tuned to good things coming in July, and spread the word on the importance of spaying and neutering. And when your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, or others are thinking about adding to their furry family, do encourage them to go to one of shelters or rescue groups to save the life of a homeless pet. The pet overpopulation problem isn’t their fault, it’s a human fix. It’s all up to us.
