On the 100th anniversary of Togo’s life-saving run across the Alaskan wilderness, an effort is underway to honor the sled dog breed.
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Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself and your pets from toxic algae blooms.
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Auburn veterinary hospital takes on tiny dog that can’t walk
The Auburn Animal Center adopted a desperately injured shelter dog and is raising money for her specialized care.
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The Christmas cat
An unpredictable friendship of a dog lover and one in a million cat
Posted inBethel, News, Pets
Animal Tales: Making a match, one horse at a time
When a horse and a home need to find each other, they turn to the Maine Horse Matchmaker.
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In year of the pig, Hong Kong is pushing back on boars
HONG KONG (AP) — It may be the year of the pig, but Hong Kong has had enough of the wild ones. Authorities in the densely populated financial center are looking for ways to cut down on potentially dangerous encounters between humans and wild boars that have increased as the city’s ballooning population expands into […]
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How many Americans have pets? An investigation of fuzzy statistics
Americans’ love for their pets is apparent in dog parks and grooming parlors, on cat videos and pet food price tags. But just how many pets we love is less clear. Google the U.S. pet population, and you’re quickly confronted with two oft-cited, and contradictory, sources. The American Pet Products Association found that 68 percent […]
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Doodle is RPC's Pet of the Week
PARIS — Doodle is Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills’s Pet of the Week. Thirteen-year-old Doodle is a sweet senior cat that looks like she has a story to tell. She entered the shelter as a stray cat so whatever her background story is will remain unknown. What is known about Doodle is that she […]
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Briefly: Pets
FCAS clinic at Tractor Supply Co. WILTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter will hold a Nail Trim Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, at Tractor Supply Co., 979 U.S. Route 2 East. The services offered at the clinic will be nail trims, cost: $5; microchipping, cost: $20/pet; Frontline, under 70 pounds, cost: […]
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Dixie and Greyson are FCAS's Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced its Pets of the Week. Cat of the Week is Greyson, a handsome 4- to 6-year-old male who has been known to exhibit a naughty or a nice personality at times. Dog of the Week is Dixie, a 5-year-old female Staffy mix from North Carolina. Dixie has […]