Santa Claus’ reindeer have the go-ahead, Washington State Veterinarian Amber Itle announced in a Dec. 21 blog post on the state Department of Agriculture website. “Santa always takes the time to check ...

HERSHEY, Pa., Dec. 23, 2025 — Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg, Pennsylvania Tourism Office Executive Director Kaitie Burger, Santa ...

Santa’s reindeer — Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph — have received clearance to fly to Pennsylvania from Dr. Sarah Coburn, Alaska’s state veterinarian.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Santa Claus is making the final additions to his list, and checking it twice, before he sets off on a journey around the world. He and his reindeer will take flight on Christmas ...

Donder and the rest of Santa’s reindeer have been cleared by Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg for their planned flight across the state this ...

Did you ever wonder why Saint Nick happened to choose reindeer to pull his sleigh? Why not horses, or oxen, or moose or even Siberian huskies? I wondered the same thing, so I did a little research to ...

POTTSVILLE — The expression on 4-year-old Colson Conville’s face said it all. Standing near Santa Claus and a real, live reindeer, the Buck Run lad was awestruck Sunday evening at Winter Wonderland in ...

START 2025. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL COMING OUT EVERY YEAR AND CERTIFYING MY REINDEER. HOW ABOUT THAT? SANTA AND HIS REINDEER ARE CLEARED TO FLY NOW AND DELIVER PRESENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA ...

Santa Claus and his team of nine reindeer received official clearance from Department of Agriculture veterinarians to begin their Christmas Eve journey across the Commonwealth. Agriculture Secretary ...