In an interview yesterday with reporter Alfonsina Cavalletta of the Serangga Star Adviser, the head of the Park Finance Office (PFO) said she believed that tourism is "organic" and may not require much help from officials. In response to a question about the promotion of tourism in The Park, Valentina Abeja said she believed that "tourism is an organic force and it builds on itself and from itself." Later in the interview, Abeja, who took … [Read all...]
Breaking News

OTD in 2015—”Harmonious” pair newest tool to promote rapport among Park’s young
Meet Harmonious Humphrey and Harmonious Hannah. The pair of stuffed toys, whose creation was commissioned by the Department of Well-Being and Safety (DWBS), are set to make their professional debut this week, at July's first Stereotype Sunday. "We are very pleased to introduce them...our new mascots of interspecial harmony," said DWBS Public Relations Director Cornelius Kakapo at a press gathering this afternoon. The gathering was held outside … [Read all...]

OTD in 2012—Beasts of Burden to open pub in Autumn 2012
The Beasts of Burden will be singing a different tune come Autumn when the doors to their new pub open in The Park's trendy east end. The six-Animal band, whose hits include “Donkey Hot,” “Pack of Lies,” and “The Day the Oxen Rose,” has been little heard of since their sold-out performance here late in the Summer of 2006. But now, according to their manager, they're ready to make a comeback. "They took some time off...to rest, to care for their … [Read all...]

OTD in 2013—Domestication survivor: “I was a famous Human’s pet!”
The audience listened intently last night as one of The Park's most famous novelists spoke candidly about his struggle to escape life as the pet of a famous Human. Hercule Parrot, 2012 Chitter Radio Literary Award winner and part-time mentor at BirdBrains, The Park's first Avian mentoring programme, alternated between the emotional and the entertaining as he described his daily life in a "gilded cage." "Everything was made available to me. … [Read all...]
More Park News

OTD in 2014—It Could Happen to You: Park Museum exhibits tools of enforced domestication
Review: "It Could Happen to You" at the Park Museum June 1-30, 2014 Balls, biscuits, bones. Bowls, boxes, beds. Collars, cages, leashes, toys. The list goes on. And they are all on display until … [Read All About It Here...]

OTD in 2016—DWBS to Archons, PFO: Increase aid to immigrants, domestication survivors
As Enforced Domestication Awareness Month (EDAM) draws to a close, the Department of Well-Being and Safety (DWBS) has embarked on a new campaign to encourage the Archons and the Park Finance Office to … [Read All About It Here...]

OTD IN 2014—Central Bank reminder: June 28 last day to make pre-estivation deposits
The Central Bank of The Park has issued a reminder to all Park residents who intend to estivate this Summer: June 28 is the last day that deposits can be made. A spokesAnimal for the Bank also … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood

The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood