Most dorm residents at Southeast Missouri State University will show up this fall with bedding, a laptop, a backpack and other typical accessories. A few dozen others will tote something furrier — and breathing: Their pets. The school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, announced last week it is creating pet-friendly floors in one residence hall, where […]
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Dog rescuers spent $2.68 million to buy dogs from the breeders
An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $5 or $10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by internet fundraising, paying breeders $5,000 or more for a dog. The result is a river of rescue donations flowing from […]
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Lewiston shelter dog kills family Yorkie; two people injured
LEWISTON — Two people were injured Monday afternoon when they tried to separate two dogs at an apartment, where one of the dogs died of its injuries. “We’re just devastated,” said Diraida Santos, owner of the 5-year-old Yorkie that was killed. Santos said the attack occurred after a friend of her 17-year-old daughter stopped at […]
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These swimming pools cater to an exclusive pack: dogs only
An unusual aquatic center inside a suburban Maryland strip mall has five narrow pools and several swimmers of varying abilities, but only one stroke: The dog paddle. At the edge of the largest pool, a 9-year-old bear of a pooch named Bosley reluctantly inched down a tiled ramp into the 87-degree water, then languidly swam […]
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Albert E. Leclerc
LEWISTON — Albert E. Leclerc, 92, passed away Saturday, March 3, at the Marshwood Center in Lewiston after a long illness. He previously lived on his and his wife’s family farm in Durham. Albert was born April 22, 1925, to Aurele E. Leclerc and Lena (Clerc) Leclerc in Lewiston. He served as an infantryman in the […]
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Rescued to retrieve
A shelter dog specially trained as a ball-retriever catches a tennis ball during an exhibition event at the Brazil Open tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday. The six participating dogs were rescued from the streets of Sao Paulo, and according to the tournament organizers, the initiative is to promote the adoption of abandoned street animals. […]
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John V. Wiken III
RUMFORD — John V. Wiken III, 75, of Peru passed away suddenly Feb. 22, 2018. He was born in Dixfield, Maine, with his twin sister, Jeanne, to John V. Wiken Jr. and Nellie Tutlis Wiken. He graduated from Stephens High School and attended Wentworth Institute. John worked as a bridge inspector for the state of Maine. […]
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Gray woman charged with animal cruelty asks court for return of her 80 dogs
PORTLAND — A Gray woman facing an animal cruelty charge is seeking to have the 80 dogs seized from her last month returned to the small home she shares with her 91-year-old mother. Anita McBride’s lawyer asked for a show cause hearing, which gave her a chance to argue Thursday that McBride should get the […]
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Why do dogs eat poop?
Does your pooch eat poo? If it’s any consolation, he’s in extremely good company. In a new paper, veterinary researchers at University of California at Davis who surveyed thousands of dog owners found 16 percent of pups consume other canines’ feces “frequently,” having been spotted doing it more than six times by their owners. The […]
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Alyce Bryant-Reece
PORTAGE — Alyce Bryant-Reece, of Portage and Mechanic Falls, only daughter to Earnest and Avis Arnold, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 8, at home, with her husband at her side holding her hand. Alyce was born on Nov. 13, 1940, in Lewiston. She would spend the early years of her life in Auburn until later moving […]