The Gray-New Gloucester Diamond Cheering Squad visited the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society on Aug. 28. Before visiting with the animals, they presented a donation of blankets, towels, pet food and treats to help keep the shelter’s homeless animals comfortable. The shelter is at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. FMI, volunteer, adopt: 207-783-2311, www.gahumane.org, www.facebook/GAHumane.
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Strut for Strays to raise funds for Franklin Animal Shelter
FARMINGTON — A Strut for Strays! 5K Trail Run & Dog Walk will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Titcomb Mountain Lodge. The race will be held on the Nordic trails and the Whistlestop ATV trail, and all proceeds go directly to the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Registration is $20 for age […]
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Don't use your pet's name as a password
Internet security and homeless animals might seem to have little in common. But they come together quite adorably in Skallagrimsson, a boxer mix puppy who is available for adoption in New York City. Skalla, as his temporary caretakers at the city’s Bideawee shelter organization call him, was recently named by the Swedish cybersecurity firm BehavioSec. […]
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Hemingway's six-toed cats survived Irma, still have nine lives
As day broke on Monday, authorities were only beginning to assess the damage Hurricane Irma’s brute force wrought on the delicate archipelago that makes up the Florida Keys. But it became clear that one beloved tourist attraction had survived the storm unscathed: The colony of six-toed cats that resides at the Ernest Hemingway Home and […]
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Hero Dog program enlists pups to help those who served
A new school year is starting. No, not yours. We’re talking about the newest class in the Hero Dogs training program. These special pups were handpicked before they were born to become service animals for wounded military veterans. At 8 to 12 weeks old, the puppies leave their mothers and join Hero Dogs in Montgomery […]
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'I'm taking the dog': When couples with pets break up
“Legally Blonde” fans remember the scene where Reese Witherspoon’s character Elle Woods, a Harvard Law student, helps reunite her manicurist friend Paulette Belafonte (played by Jennifer Coolidge) with her bulldog, Rufus. Standing at the door of the trailer Paulette and her ex-husband once shared, Elle lectures him about common law marriage and the equitable division […]
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Why your adorable pet turtle may make your child sick
Investigators trying to figure out why dozens of people across 13 states have been stricken with salmonella poisoning have stumbled on the reason behind the outbreak: Adorable tiny pet turtles. People started getting sick on March 1, according to a statement on the outbreak by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In five months, […]
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Pet adoption drive planned in Topsham
TOPSHAM — The Coastal Humane Society will hold a pet adoption this weekend Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, at Petco 131 Topsham Fair Mall Road, No. 1. Dozens of puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats will be up for adoption and awaiting their forever homes beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 […]
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Sick puppies spur New York scrutiny of non-profit rescues
ALBANY, N.Y. — When Alexis Kozmon and her husband decided to get a dog for their 6-year-old daughter, they chose to adopt rather than buy from a breeder to teach the child the value of rescuing. Four weeks later, the puppy the family named Sugar was dying painfully from distemper, and despite $3,000 in veterinary […]
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Pet adoption drive planned in Auburn
AUBURN — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold a pet adoption drive this weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, at 105 Mount Auburn Ave., No. 120. Dozens of puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats will be up for adoption and awaiting their forever homes. All pets […]