Do you have painted _________ in your area??

[PHarmGirl]

About ten years ago we had Wacow's here in Waco, Texas.
Our next door neighbor has one of them in their front yard now.

[ejr]

North America

Anaheim, California, baseball player Mickey Mouse, for the 2010 MLB All-Star Week[8]
Anchorage, Alaska, "Wild Salmon on Parade" (2005) [9]
Austin, Texas, "GuitarTown" (2007) [10]
Baltimore, Maryland, "Crabtown Project" (2005) [11]
Bennington, Vermont, "Moosefest" (2005 & 2009) [12], "PaletteFest" (2006)
Blacksburg, Virginia, "Gobble de Art" (2006) [13]
Boyertown, Pennsylvania, "Bear Fever" [14]
Bradenton, Florida, "GECKOFest" (2006)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Scranton), "Miles of Mules" [15]
Buffalo, New York, "Herd About Buffalo"
Cadiz, Kentucky, "Meet the Pigs of Cadiz, Kentucky" [16]
Cairo, New York, "Bears and Butterflies" (2009 - 2011) [17]
Calgary, Alberta, with lifesize cow statues, as a nod to the cattle industry in Alberta
Catskill, New York, "Cat-N-Around Catskill" (2007 - 2011) [18]
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill" (2006) [19]
Cincinnati, Ohio, "Big Pig Gig"
Crystal City, Virginia, "Crystal Flight" (2008) [20]
Dothan, Alabama, "Peanuts Around Town" (2001) [21]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Bison" (2005)
Erie, Pennsylvania, "GoFish!" (2000), "LeapFrog" (2004)
Eugene, Oregon, "Ducks on Parade" [22]
Glendale, Ohio, Black Squirrels
Glens Falls, New York, "Have a Seat" (Painted Chairs) (2011) [23]
Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Lobsters" (2005)
Hudson, New York, Dogs (2008 & 2009) (Since they're across the river from Catskill's Cats)
Iowa City, Iowa, "Herky on Parade" (2004) [24]
Jacksonville, Florida, "The Manatees of Jacksonville" (2005) [25]
Lexington, North Carolina, "Pigs in the City"
Louisville, Kentucky, "Gallopalooza" [26]
Miami, Florida, "Rooster Walk" (2003)
Mountain Towns of New York (Windham, Hunter, and surrounding areas), "Rip Lives" (Small concrete replicas of Rip Van Winkle) (2010 and 2011) [27]
Naperville, Illinois, United Way hosts an annual exhibit (2001-2007) [28]
New Braunfels, Texas,"Stein Parade" (2006)[29]
New York, New York, "MLB Statues On Parade" [30] (June-July 2008)
New Orleans, Louisiana, "Festival of Fins" [31]
Norfolk, Virginia, "Mermaids on Parade," http://www.mermaidsonparade.com/
Ottawa, Ontario, tulips, at the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2005 in Major's Hill Park and at the Canadian National Exhibition Direct Energy Centre
Oxford, Maryland, "Take a Tour of Oxford's Picket Fences" [32] (2009)
Park Ridge, Illinois, "Promise of Park Ridge" (2008) [33]
Pensacola, Florida, "Pelicans in Paradise" [34]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Phanatic Around Town Project" (2010) [35]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "DINO-mite Days" (2000) [36]
Providence, Rhode Island, Mr Potato Head (2000)
Richmond, Virginia, "Go Fish!" (2001)
Rochester, New York, "Horses on Parade" (2001) [37]
Salem, Oregon, "Salmon in the City" (2005) [38]
Saint Paul, Minnesota "Snoopies" (2005)
San Francisco, California, "Hearts in San Francisco" [39]
San Jose, California, "SharkByte" (2001)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, "Trail of the Painted Ponies" [40].
Santa Rosa, California, "Peanuts on Parade" (2005, 2006, 2007) [41]
Saratoga Springs, New York, "Horses, Saratoga Style" (2002, 2007) [42]
Saugerties, New York, "Hors'n Around Saugerties" (2009 & 2010) [43] ; "Shine On Saugerties (Lighthouses) (2011) [44]
Seattle, Washington, "Pigs on Parade" (2001, 2007) [45]; Ponies on Parade (2005); "Nutcracker Parade" (2006)
Sedona, Arizona, "Javalinas on Parade" (2006) [46] [47]
Toronto, Ontario, "Moose in the City" (2000)
Tucson, Arizona, "Ponies del Pueblo" [48]
Vancouver, British Columbia, "Orcas in the City" (2003-2004); "Spirit Bears in the City" (2005-2006)
Victoria, British Columbia, "Spirit Bears in the City" (multiple cities) (2005-2006)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, "A Dolphin's Promise" (2005) [49]
Washington, D.C., "Party Animals" [50]; "PandaMania" [51]
Willimantic, Connecticut, "FrogFest" [52]
Wilmington, Vermont, Bears in the Valley (2007), VerMonsters (Recycled Object Art) (2008), Painted Adirondack Chairs (2010

Somehow I missed this thread the firest time around, but the very first in this country was Cows On Parade, In Chicago, in 1999.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CowParade