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Why I Foster: When Temporary Homes Become Lifelines

In each issue this year, meet a local foster parent and discover why they open their home and heart to pets in need. by Laura...

Adopting a New Attitude

Cities invest millions in new municipal animal shelters by Sharon Bishop-Baldwin Across Oklahoma, new state-of-the-art municipal animal shelters are proliferating almost as quickly as the stray...

A Place to Call Home

Ward-Wiseman Animal Haven secures permanent location by Anna Holton-Dean After nearly 18 months without a permanent home, Ward-Wiseman Animal Haven is finally building again. In early April,...

Mixed, Matched & Meant to Be

In honor of National Mutt Day, adoptable mixed-breed dogs take the spotlight — each one a unique blend of traits, personality and potential. Variety really...

Why I Foster: Q&A With Ivy Graham

In each issue this year, meet a local foster parent and discover why they open their home and heart to pets in need. Fostering for...

Dodge’s Road to Recovery

by Anna Holton-Dean Photos courtesy of Route 66 Pet Rescue For most dogs, everyday activities like eating, panting and chewing on toys come naturally. For Dodge,...

An Uphill Battle

by Jennifer Sharpe Photos courtesy of Dr. Hans Gann, Edgewood Veterinary Hospital After near-starvation, Everest begins his journey back to health and hope, thanks to the...

Not Empty Nesters

by Inger Giuffrida, executive director, and Elise Gundlach, operations director, WildCare Oklahoma Photos courtesy of WildCare Oklahoma Spring means baby season for wildlife in Oklahoma. It...

Combating Natural Disasters

by Jennifer Sharpe Ice storms. Tornadoes. Wildfires. In Oklahoma, those are just some of the natural disasters that could strike — that’s why we need to...

Soaking Up Love

by Connie Cronley That sunny July day in 2009 was the worst day of the ginger kitten’s life. It was also his luckiest. Curtis Pfaff was...

Mission: Possible

by Kim Doner If you’re an animal lover (and I’m betting you are —after all, just what are you doing now but reading an animal...

Safety First

Story and photos by Karen Dugan Holman, B.S., B.S.E., M.S. I often feel a nudge, guiding me to select a topic to share. Several sequential...

Keeping Up with Growth

Story and photos by Victoria Stephens The city of Moore celebrated the grand opening of its new $8.2 million animal shelter on April 10, 2024. The...

Saving the Unsavable

by Carol Mowdy Bond Bonding with Zane In May 2023, Rob Lovett adopted one-year-old Zane through Mutt Misfits. A pit-terrier mix, Zane was rescued from an...

Undoing the Damage After Undoing the Chain

by Nancy Gallimore The image came to me rapid-fire from various sources, as often happens when there is a Dalmatian in need. This dog was...

“Rescued” Is Not a Breed

by Nancy Gallimore I caught myself saying it as my foster puppy shied away from a well-meaning person trying to say hello. “Sorry! He’s a...

Creating Music and Art

by Jennie Lloyd | Photos courtesy of Jarett (JB) Boss Community Art Home is exactly what it sounds like. Tulsa artists of all ages show...

Going to the Rescue

by Julie Wenger Watson | Photo by Kara Hamilton When Chris and Denise Mink opened Med Pharm OK in 2018, the couple envisioned a path to...

GREAT NEEDS, GREATER IMPACT

by Anna Holton-Dean | Photos courtesy of the Tulsa SPCA Although the past year brought great needs, the Tulsa SPCA saw the challenge as a...

Finding Shelter from the Storm

by Ashley Villines, Northern Oklahoma Humane Society For a little more than a year, the Northern Oklahoma Humane Society has worked closely with the Animal Control...

What’s New at the Tulsa SPCA?

by Julie Wenger Watson | Photos courtesy of Tulsa SPCA Any pet owner can tell you that animals can be expensive. There are the predictable costs,...

Stars TO THE RESCUE!

WRITTEN BY: Anna Holton-Dean Many celebrities love pets, but some take their dedication a step further, using their fame, and sometimes fortune, as a platform...

Help! MyPets Need Help!

BY CONNIE CRONLEY The first person I called from Urgent Care was Curtis, the dog runner. That’s because I had broken my leg, and an ambulance...

Tulsa Pets Magazine and its companion website TulsaPetsMagazine.com provide Tulsa pet owners with the perspectives of a bi-monthly magazine, the interactive, up-to-the-minute insights of a local news source, and the humane conscience and social media involvement of the Tulsa pet community. Only here will you find a one-step resource for local pet products, services and events as well as adoption and pet care information. All of it is sprinkled with lots of pictures of local pets!