Gulf Coast Oil Spill

We've been wondering in the news department whether experts and specialists from Wisconsin were responding to the Gulf Coast as the massive oil spill continues to threaten aqua life and wild life and beaches. We're told that the UW Madison School of Veterinary Medicine has not yet sent anyone, but that the word is that veterinarians from zoos across the country are mobilizing. We've got calls in to vets from Madison and Milwaukee and will report back. Of interesting note, reading a bit from the Alaqua Animal Refuge in Florida, it said they were looking for people to donate hair to fill stockings with to act as oil booms or socks. The Alaqua Animal Refuge website says one pound of hair can absorb one pound of oil.