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State Police rescue runaway pony on Columbia County highway
Published 2:54 pm, Tuesday, May 22, 2018
State Police Investigator Don Winn poses with a runaway pony in Columbia County, N.Y., after safely capturing the animal on the Taconic State Parkway on May 22, 2018.
State Police Investigator Don Winn poses with a runaway pony in Columbia County, N.Y., after safely capturing the animal on the Taconic State Parkway on May 22, 2018.
State Police Investigator Don Winn poses with a runaway pony in Columbia County, N.Y., after safely capturing the animal on the Taconic State Parkway on May 22, 2018.
State Police Investigator Don Winn poses with a runaway pony in Columbia County, N.Y., after safely capturing the animal on the Taconic State Parkway on May 22, 2018.
Some may argue that a dog is man's (or woman's) best friend, while others are cat people. Click through the slideshow for photos from our archives of some people who live with animals that are a little more unusual. less
Some may argue that a dog is man's (or woman's) best friend, while others are cat people. Click through the slideshow for photos from our archives of some people who live with animals that are a little more ... more
Photo: (Photo Provided By Rhonda Leavitt)
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Sir Gecko, a 3-year-old crested gecko, is the Refsland family pet. Read more about him here.
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Conor Vallee stands with one of his chickens at his lot at 123 Adams St. in Troy. Vallee is trying to turn the lot into a small-scale agriculture operation, but his plan has met resistance from the city ... more
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Canine Ambassador Tallulah, left, meets Bacon Bits, a 101-pound pot-bellied pig and the Albany International Airport's newest ambassador Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times ... more
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
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Finley, 3, and Peyton, 6, Recupero-Haller of Winhall, Vt., meet Bacon Bits,a 101-pound pot-bellied pig, and the Albany International Airport's newest ambassador as Bacon Bits tours the terminal Wednesday Dec. ... more
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
A.J. Behl, 3, of Singapore meets Bacon Bits, a 101-pound pot-bellied pig, and the Albany International Airport's newest ambassador as Bacon Bits tours the terminal Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less
A.J. Behl, 3, of Singapore meets Bacon Bits, a 101-pound pot-bellied pig, and the Albany International Airport's newest ambassador as Bacon Bits tours the terminal Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John ... more
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
Adam Bornt of Unchartered Wild LLC in Troy with a Cuban rock iguana during the 6th Annual NYS Animal Advocacy Day in the Well of the Legislative Office Building Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) less
Adam Bornt of Unchartered Wild LLC in Troy with a Cuban rock iguana during the 6th Annual NYS Animal Advocacy Day in the Well of the Legislative Office Building Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Albany, NY. (John Carl ... more
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
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Joyce Perry of Schenectady holds Ophelia, a barred owl during the 6th Annual NYS Animal Advocacy Day in the Well of the Legislative Office Building Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / ... more
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
Ringo, a Blue-and-yellow Macaw, attends Animal Advocacy Day with Robert Lewis of Northeast Avian Rescue Inc. on Tuesday, May 28, 2014, at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less
Ringo, a Blue-and-yellow Macaw, attends Animal Advocacy Day with Robert Lewis of Northeast Avian Rescue Inc. on Tuesday, May 28, 2014, at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times ... more
Photo: Cindy Schultz
Neighbor Ann Hymes and her niece, 2 month old Emily Blom, enjoy their the Rent The Chicken next door chicken coop Wednesday morning, May 25, 2016, in Loudonville, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Neighbor Ann Hymes and her niece, 2 month old Emily Blom, enjoy their the Rent The Chicken next door chicken coop Wednesday morning, May 25, 2016, in Loudonville, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN
Two young lambs are seen in a pen at the Elihu Farm during the Washington County Fiber Tour on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Easton, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Two young lambs are seen in a pen at the Elihu Farm during the Washington County Fiber Tour on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Easton, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
Fifth grader Adriana Galasso, 10, pets Pastiche, a llama from Wunsapana Farm out of Altamont, at Abram Lansing Elementary School on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Cohoes, N.Y. Students are taking State tests and for the past eight years, Cliff Bird, the principal of the school, has done something special during the State testing period to get the students excited. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Fifth grader Adriana Galasso, 10, pets Pastiche, a llama from Wunsapana Farm out of Altamont, at Abram Lansing Elementary School on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Cohoes, N.Y. Students are taking State tests and ... more
Sandra Preisman scratches the back of the head of Data, a umbrella cockatoo, at her home on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region Parrot Society. They care for and help find new owners for abandoned or neglected parrots that have been rescued. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Sandra Preisman scratches the back of the head of Data, a umbrella cockatoo, at her home on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
Ruby, a eclectus parrot, sits on a perch at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region Parrot Society. They care for and help find new owners for abandoned or neglected parrots that have been rescued. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Ruby, a eclectus parrot, sits on a perch at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region Parrot ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
Holly Galusha, left, and Sandra Preisman show off Vance, a eclectus parrot at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Holly Galusha, Sandra Preisman, and Sandra's mother Barbara Preisman are all members of the Capital Region Parrot Society. They care for and help find new owners for abandoned or neglected parrots that have been rescued. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Holly Galusha, left, and Sandra Preisman show off Vance, a eclectus parrot at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Holly Galusha, Sandra Preisman, and Sandra's mother ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
Data, a umbrella cockatoo, sits outside his cage at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region Parrot Society. They care for and help find new owners for abandoned or neglected parrots that have been rescued. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Data, a umbrella cockatoo, sits outside his cage at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
Sammy, a sulphur crested cockatoo, climbs around her cage at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the Capital Region Parrot Society. They care for and help find new owners for abandoned or neglected parrots that have been rescued. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less
Sammy, a sulphur crested cockatoo, climbs around her cage at the home of Sandra Preisman on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Sandra Preisman and her mother Barbara Preisman are members of the ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI
A turkey vultures faces off with a goose decoy at 11 Willey Street Tuesday morning Jan. 20, 2015 in Gulderland, N.Y. Neighbors were concerned about the birds, which were drawn to the neighborhood because a homeowner would feed them raw meat. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
A turkey vultures faces off with a goose decoy at 11 Willey Street Tuesday morning Jan. 20, 2015 in Gulderland, N.Y. Neighbors were concerned about the birds, which were drawn to the neighborhood because a ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN
Vultures perch on the front stoop of Patricia House's Willey Street home Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Vultures perch on the front stoop of Patricia House's Willey Street home Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Photo: ALBANY TIMES UNION
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MacKenzie Campbell, 12, of Pittstown holds her pet chicken Speckles at the 195th Schaghticoke Fair Wednesday August 27, 2014, in Schaghticoke, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale, Albany Times Union
Rhonda Leavitt holds her alligator Kobe on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Kobe was found in a nearby stream two weeks after he went missing from Rhonda's Reptiles in New Lebanon, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Rhonda Leavitt holds her alligator Kobe on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Kobe was found in a nearby stream two weeks after he went missing from Rhonda's Reptiles in New Lebanon, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren
Kobe the pet alligator is back home in Columbia County. His owner, Rhonda Leavitt, said he was found in a nearby stream two weeks after he went missing. (Photo provided by Rhonda Leavitt)
Kobe the pet alligator is back home in Columbia County. His owner, Rhonda Leavitt, said he was found in a nearby stream two weeks after he went missing. (Photo provided by Rhonda Leavitt)
Jennifer Lanne feeding her chickens outside of her 18th-century home in Ballston Spa in 2012.
Jennifer Lanne feeding her chickens outside of her 18th-century home in Ballston Spa in 2012.
Photo: Mark Samu
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Mike Guidice and his wife, Jen Pursley, were told to shut down their chicken coop in November 2011. They wanted the city of Albany to modify a ban that would allow chickens. They have since moved out of the ... more
Pepper O'Brien, left, of Queens was reunited with her pet Quaker parrot called Plucky, who was lost during Hurricane Sandy and recovered by Angela Brink, right, of Copake, N.Y. Brink found the parrot in Queens while aiding friends following the hurricane. (Lance Wheeler / Special to the Times Union) less
Pepper O'Brien, left, of Queens was reunited with her pet Quaker parrot called Plucky, who was lost during Hurricane Sandy and recovered by Angela Brink, right, of Copake, N.Y. Brink found the parrot in Queens ... more
Teena LaDuke of Rensselaer shares a vanilla ice cream cone with Otis, a 4-year-old female Senegal parrot, during the second annual Great American Pet Festival in Schaghticoke, NY Sunday September 27, 2009. "She's a mama's girl,"Teena said of Otis, who has no toenails. (Teena said that Otis mother inexplicably ate Otis toenails when she was young). (Philip Kamrass / Times Union) less
Teena LaDuke of Rensselaer shares a vanilla ice cream cone with Otis, a 4-year-old female Senegal parrot, during the second annual Great American Pet Festival in Schaghticoke, NY Sunday September 27, 2009. ... more
Photo: PHILIP KAMRASS, ALBANY TIMES UNION
Photo of pets submitted by timesunion.com readers.
Photo of pets submitted by timesunion.com readers.
Photo: Times Union
Photo of pets submitted by timesunion.com readers.
Photo of pets submitted by timesunion.com readers.
Photo: Times Union
From 2006: Fifteen year old Drue Sokol and her Iguana, Zelda, who watches TV, is entertained by Drue's laptop, cuddles and climbs on her keeper, and eats from the family's hands.
From 2006: Fifteen year old Drue Sokol and her Iguana, Zelda, who watches TV, is entertained by Drue's laptop, cuddles and climbs on her keeper, and eats from the family's hands.
Photo: LMF, DG
Darcy Colby, right, and her son Noah, 9, pose with their pet iguana, Yoda, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at their home in East Greenbush, N.Y.
Darcy Colby, right, and her son Noah, 9, pose with their pet iguana, Yoda, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at their home in East Greenbush, N.Y.
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
Jody Rainville, Ballston Spa Middle School science teacher, displays her pet pacman frog "Albert" in her classroom in 2006.
Jody Rainville, Ballston Spa Middle School science teacher, displays her pet pacman frog "Albert" in her classroom in 2006.
Photo: JAMES GOOLSBY, DG
Mary Lou McGrath, left, and her granddaughter, Allison Thayer, 9, from Rotterdam, N.Y., pose with McGrath's pet alpaca named Al. Photo taken at McGrath's farm, Harmony Acres in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004. less
Mary Lou McGrath, left, and her granddaughter, Allison Thayer, 9, from Rotterdam, N.Y., pose with McGrath's pet alpaca named Al. Photo taken at McGrath's farm, Harmony Acres in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on Wednesday, ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, HEARST
Members of the 4-H Club of Rensselaer County. Elise Martin, 16, junior at Columbia H.S. and Secretary of the Teen Ambassadors. With Claudett Martin, 12, a 7th grader at Gloff Middle School and Teen Ambassador. Display their pet chickens, HUHN AND ONYX, during a meeting at Tamarac H.S. less
Members of the 4-H Club of Rensselaer County. Elise Martin, 16, junior at Columbia H.S. and Secretary of the Teen Ambassadors. With Claudett Martin, 12, a 7th grader at Gloff Middle School and Teen Ambassador. ... more
Photo: JAMES GOOLSBY, DG
From 2002: Miriam Seiler holds Bo Bo, a pet pigeon which she took into her care 16 years ago. Ms. Seiler has been feeding the birds in a Menands parking lots for the past 6 years, until she was recently told by police to stop or face arrest, after 1 local business has become upset over her generosity to the animals. less
From 2002: Miriam Seiler holds Bo Bo, a pet pigeon which she took into her care 16 years ago. Ms. Seiler has been feeding the birds in a Menands parking lots for the past 6 years, until she was recently told by ... more
Photo: WILL WALDRON, DG
From 2002: Third Grade Student Sarah De Blois pets her classes mascott Felecity, a tortoise, at the Ark Charter School in Troy, N.Y.
From 2002: Third Grade Student Sarah De Blois pets her classes mascott Felecity, a tortoise, at the Ark Charter School in Troy, N.Y.
Photo: MICHAEL P. FARRELL, DG
From 1998: Mary Potter, of Ft. Edward pets Elvis, a Tundra wolf Sunday afternoon at the Wolves Den gift Shop in East Greenbush. Elvis, owned by Animal Awareness Organization in Cambridge, NY, is used for public education on wolves. less
From 1998: Mary Potter, of Ft. Edward pets Elvis, a Tundra wolf Sunday afternoon at the Wolves Den gift Shop in East Greenbush. Elvis, owned by Animal Awareness Organization in Cambridge, NY, is used for ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
From 1997: ALTAMONT, NY -- SONYA OTTERNESS WITH HER PET 'TOM' TURKEY.
From 1997: ALTAMONT, NY -- SONYA OTTERNESS WITH HER PET 'TOM' TURKEY.
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, DG
Terri Miller holds one of her two rescued chinchillas, 11-year-old Homer in Clifton Park, New York Tuesday June 14, 2005.
Terri Miller holds one of her two rescued chinchillas, 11-year-old Homer in Clifton Park, New York Tuesday June 14, 2005.
Photo: MICHAEL P. FARRELL, Times Union
From 1996: THE COLONIE HOME OF RICH JOYCE AND HIS TWO YR.OLD PET CROCODILE. RICH HAS JOINED THE AIR FORCE AND LEAVES IN FEBRUARY. APPARENTLY CROCODILES DO NOT MAKE GOOD AIRCRAFT MECHANICS AND 'KANE' THE CROCODILE CAN NOT INLIST. RICH IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME FOR HIS FRIEND WHO WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. HERE HIS IS WATCHING TELEVISION. less
From 1996: THE COLONIE HOME OF RICH JOYCE AND HIS TWO YR.OLD PET CROCODILE. RICH HAS JOINED THE AIR FORCE AND LEAVES IN FEBRUARY. APPARENTLY CROCODILES DO NOT MAKE GOOD AIRCRAFT MECHANICS AND 'KANE' THE ... more
Photo: LUANNE M. FERRIS, DG
GALLATIN — A State Police investigator safely captured a pony running along the Taconic State Parkway in Columbia County on Tuesday, troopers said.
Several passing drivers called authorities to report a pony in the highway's northbound lanes, and nearby Investigator Don Winn headed to the scene to find the runaway equine, troopers said.
Winn called the pony to him and successfully secured the animal on the roadside, without out any injury to the pony or passing motorists.
Troopers and Columbia County Sheriff's deputies then located the animal's owner and transported the pony home with the help of Jim Walton of Jim's Auto Body.
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