WAYNESVILLE, N.C. -- At Winchester Creek Farm, Santa Claus traded in his traditional reindeer for alpacas during the farm's Santa Tour on Monday. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to ...

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 ...

HERSHEY, Pa. — There is good news from Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture. Santa’s reindeer have received a clean bill of health and are ready to help deliver gifts on Christmas Eve! A team of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you grew up in a place where Christmas is celebrated, there’s a decent chance that you’ve heard the song — or at least the story — of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. But it turns out that Rudolph ...

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 ...

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.