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Pet Wars 2015

Montana Public Radio | By Ivy Wells
Published April 14, 2015 at 11:17 AM MDT
Chuckie the Peace Pony
1 of 39
Chuckie the Peace Pony
Terry MacPheat
Charlie the cat
2 of 39
Charlie
Catherine Haug
Daisy the dog
3 of 39
Daisy
Mark Ozog
Flair the cat
4 of 39
Flair
Kathleen Magone
Flash the cat
5 of 39
Flash
Kathleen Magone
Chickens
6 of 39
Fowl Play Farm Girls
Terry MacPheat
Honey the dog
7 of 39
Honey
Tootie Welker
Kissa the cat
8 of 39
Kissa and Jerry Garcia
Jace Laakso
Charlie and Rosie the cats
9 of 39
Charlie and Rosie
Catherine Haug
Mozart the dog
10 of 39
Mozart
James Gore
Aura the dog
11 of 39
Aura
kellog
Nico the dog
12 of 39
Nico
Tootie Welker
Otis the dog
13 of 39
Otis
Sarah Gibson
Phoebe the dog
14 of 39
Phoebe
Rachel the dog
15 of 39
Rachel
Jean Faure
Ridley, Lapua, and McKenna the dogs
16 of 39
Ridley, Lapua, and McKenna
Samantha Erpenbach
Rudy the cat
17 of 39
Rudy
Sue Lynn Mayer
Usko and Boots the cats
18 of 39
Usko and Boots
Tootie Welker
Willia the cat and Ernie the dog
19 of 39
Willa and Ernie
Beth McHugh
Fran and Jazz the dogs
20 of 39
Fran and Jazz
Jay Gore
Sophie the dog
21 of 39
Sophie
Jazz the cat and Lyra the cockatiel
22 of 39
Jazz and Lyra
Pat Ortmeyer
Max the cat
23 of 39
Max
Sharon Scott
Willow the cat
24 of 39
Willow
Diana Dexter
Fritter and Flapjack the dogs
25 of 39
Fritter and Flapjack
Heather McDonald
Arrow the dog
26 of 39
Arrow
Carleen Gonder
Marco Sanchez the parrot
27 of 39
Marco Sanchez
Eloise Wiebe
Simone and Huck the dogs
28 of 39
Simone and Huck
Mary LaPorte
Millie Rose the dog
29 of 39
Millie Rose
Patty Schupp
Boris the cat
30 of 39
Boris
Jo and Jay Johnson
Mulder the dog
31 of 39
Mulder
Jackson Servheen
Res the dog
32 of 39
Res
Jay Johnson
Scooter the science dog
33 of 39
Scooter
Jon Saxton and Elaine Blythe
Sapphire the cat
34 of 39
Sapphire
Stephen Sprang
Huxley the dog
35 of 39
Huxley
Shelby Humphreys
Loki the dog
36 of 39
Loki
Huckleberry the dog
37 of 39
Huckleberry
Pat Ortmeyer
Raven the dog
38 of 39
Raven
Judy Fettig
Natasha the cat
39 of 39
Natasha
Jay Johnson

Thanks to all the pets and their owners who pledged! The Montana Public Radio Menagerie numbers are.....

Dogs: 1182

Cats: 1165

Birds:
Ducks 11
Parakeets 11
Cockatiels 8
Parrots 5
Canaries 3
Hawks 2
Macaws 2
Osprey 2
Birds Assorted 2
Starlings 1
Turkeys 1
Conure 1

Fish/Sea Creatures:
Fish Assorted 28
Shrimp 3
Betas 1
Goldfish 1
Snails 1

Farm/Ranch:
Chickens Rural 159
Cows 79
Chickens Urban 71
Horses 55
Sheep 33
Goats 20
Llamas 11
Donkeys 4
Burros 2

Reptiles:
Geckos 13
Snakes 3
Toads 3
Turtles 2

Rodents:
Rabbits 27
Rats 13
Guinea Pigs 5
Gophers 4
Hamsters 3
Chinchilla 1
Gerbil 1
Hedgehogs 1
Possum 1
Marmot 1

Insects:
Aphids 300,000

Spiders:
Tarantulas 2

Worms:
Red Wriggler Worms 1000
Earthworms 2

Wildlife:
Fox 1

Miscellaneous:
Stuffed Animals 1
Wetland Plant 1
Pet Peeve 1

PET WARS.

See photos of some of pets that pledged last night on the Pet Wars event page and on our Facebook page too. Thanks, pets (and owners)!
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Ivy Wells
A professional geek and amateur farmer, Ivy works behind the scenes to keep all things computer-related working smoothly.
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