Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
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After months-long fight, Bangor man can keep his emotional support chickens
Amy Martin researched ways to help her son, who is 25, and decided that based on his abilities, she wanted to get him an emotional support animal. Further research pointed her in one direction: a flock of chickens.
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Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
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Maine now has a state butterfly thanks to 2 inquisitive fifth graders
The Old Orchard Beach students reached out to their state representative, Lori Gramlich, who worked with them on submitting a bill naming the Pink-edged Sulphur as Maine’s official butterfly.
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Maine veterinarian brings life-saving skills and training to Afghanistan
Working under Taliban rule the last two years, Susan Chadima of Topsham has continued to train Afghan veterinarians and care for animals in a culture ‘vastly different than ours.’
Posted inNew England
Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A wildlife official says the state’s bear population is growing and the animals “are getting a little too comfortable” around populated areas.
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Two puppies from Portland shelter are in Sunday’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
This is the sixth year that puppies from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland have participated.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Harlow the cat is adopted a month after being abused in downtown Lewiston
The cat’s badly damaged eye has been saved and Harlow has been adopted by a local family; a family that had previously been fostering the animal during his recovery.
Posted inNew England, News
Vermont game wardens investigating bear attack; victim OK
Vermont wildlife officials said the state was seeing a record number of risky encounters between humans and bears.
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Dog missing for days since crash, found by police in York
Whiskey was found Saturday night by Trooper Matt Williams, who shared his dinner with the starving animal.