PARIS — Signs will be posted on a popular walking route on Paris Hill, reminding dog owners of a town ordinance that requires them to pick up after their pets. Selectmen, in a 3-0 vote Monday, authorized the measure. Following the meeting, board Chairman Robert Kirchherr said Town Manager Amy Bernard would survey the area […]
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Video: Fire destroys Turner barn
Several towns’ fire departments sent units to battle the blaze on Fish Street at Varney’s Labs, a business that sells Labrador retrievers. The business owner said most of the dogs were able to flee, but four or five 5-month-old dogs probably didn’t make it out of the barn, which housed a complex of kennels. At […]
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Lewiston animal shelter to lift dog quarantine
LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will lift its dog quarantine Tuesday, 14 days after a shepherd-mix was found to have the highly contagious parvovirus. Dogs will be available for adoption Tuesday and the shelter will once again accept new dogs. None of the shelter’s 27 dogs has shown signs of parvo, except for […]
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Bangor woman recalls trying to save dogs from house fire
BANGOR — When the smoke alarms went off in Natachia Barlow’s rental home on Dillingham Street Friday afternoon, she thought someone had burned toast. “It’s always toast. It’s never a real fire,” she said Monday, standing outside the damaged two-story yellow house that is now condemned because of fire and water damage. Barlow, 39, arrived […]
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Scarborough voters reject year-round leash law
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough voters have overturned an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on town property. The law was enacted by the town council in October in response to the threat of a $12,000 federal fine after an unleashed dog killed an endangered piping plover chick on a town beach in July. […]
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Game warden says staying calm when dogs caught in traps is key
BANGOR — Recent reports of dogs becoming caught in leg-hold traps set to catch foxes or coyotes are not particularly uncommon, according to Maine Game Warden Lt. Dan Scott, who said dog owners should not panic if their four-legged pals are caught. “I don’t think it’s happened any more (this year) than normal,” Scott said. […]
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FDA seeks pet owner help on dangerous pet jerky treats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are hoping pet owners and veterinarians can help them figure out what exactly may be causing the illnesses. The problem appears to be tied to dog pet […]
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Service dog or service mutt? Clerks see uptick in dogs registered to serve
LEWISTON — You may not think of a Chihuahua as a “service dog,” but a review of city records show at least two of the breed along with pit bulls, pugs, Pekingese, Yorkshire terriers and a Dachshund receive free dog licenses because of the benefits they provide their disabled owners. The number of dogs being verified […]
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Humane society seeks owners of dogs spooked by fireworks
LEWISTON — Humane Society officials are looking for the owners of six Twin Cities dogs that ran away on Independence Day. “The Fourth of July comes and it’s the biggest time of the year for stray dogs around the country,” said Zach Black, operations manager for the Humane Society of Androscoggin County. “That’s because of […]