Oprah’s new puppy, Ivan, dies
March 17, 2009
Ivan, one of two 8-week-old puppies Oprah Winfrey adopted from PAWS Chicago this month has died, a spokeswoman for Winfrey’s Harpo Productions said.
The representative told the Chicago Tribune that Ivan, a blond-colored cocker spaniel who appeared on the March 6 edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show,
died from the parvo virus late last week.
Ivan was a littermate of Sadie, another cocker puppy Winfrey recently adopted and introduced to the audience on a live program.
The Tribune noted that Winfrey has been a longtime supporter of PAWS, highlighting the agency during a series of 2008 shows about puppy mills and pet overpopulation, and financing a pet room at the shelter.
Source: upi