ANIMAL-RELATED SHOWS ON TELEVISION

     For those of us who love animals, it's hard to get enough. Enough

information, enough heartwarming stories, enough animals!

     Two categories of animal lovers can get more: couch potatoes and

the mentally nimble who can program their VCRs. There are more TV

shows about animals than any one category, excepting sports and soap

operas. If you plan your weekend right you can almost get animal TV

nonstop.

     I've assembled a television guide to animal shows that appear as

serials for those who wish to tell their VCRs to watch for these over

and over. While this list may not be comprehensive, it should be

enough to keep you very busy.

     Since channel numbers are reassigned differently on individual

cable systems, I've used the original broadcast channel number which

you must convert in some cases.

MON-FRI 130PM NICKOLODEON FLIPPER

(He seems so human, it's almost not an animal show!)

SATURDAY 930AM FAMILY THAT'S MY DOG

              1030AM DISCOVERY PET CONNECTION

(This show originates from Canada, but shows that animal lovers are the

same everywhere!)

              1130AM DISCOVERY THOSE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS

              1130AM NICKOLODEON FLIPPER

(OK, Watch one and tape the other!)

(CATS AND DOGS WITH DR. ANITA MIGDAY, one of my favorites, shows during

some of the season at 1230 PM on Saturdays. This is a New Orleans PBS

station.)

              1230 PM PETS AND VETS CNBC

(Sponsored by ARM AND HAMMER,et. al., this is a good one!)

              100PM 12 WYES HEALTHY PETS, HEALTHY PEOPLE

(Sponsored by CIBA-GEIGY, makers of INTERCEPTOR Heartworm Preventive,

this is one I never miss.)

              130PM 12 WYES VETERINARY MEDICINE, "THE

GENTLE DOCTOR"

(Probably my all-time favorite, it features Steve Kritsick, DVM, as its

host, Brian Kilcommons with brilliant dog training tips, former Miss

America Debbie Turner, DVM, with general tips on caring for pets and

Deborah Edwards, DVM, with a segment on medical care of cats.)

SUNDAY 630AM NICKOLODEON LASSIE

              930AM DISCOVERY THE PET CONNECTION

              12NOON 12 WYES CATS AND DOGS

              1230PM CNBC PETS AND VETS

              330PM DISCOVERY THOSE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS

              530PM FAMILY CHANNEL THAT'S MY DOG

              600PM FAMILY RIN TIN TIN

              800PM 17 WTBS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

(Not always animal oriented, but often features wild animals' plights.)

              0900PM 17 WTBS WORLD OF AUDUBON