Roses are red, cockroaches go crunch: Waterville pet store ‘turns your ex into lunch’

Fish Tails Pet Emporium is cashing in on a nationwide trend: For a small fee on the week around Valentine's Day, customers can name a cockroach after an ex-partner and feed it to the store's 30-inch Savannah monitor lizard, Brutus.

Amid wave of pandemic pups, animal behavior experts warn aversive training may backfire

The head of Midcoast Humane's behavior department worries that a growing trend of punishment-based training methods is causing emotional and behavioral problems in local animals.

More pet owners giving up animals for adoption amid housing shortage

Finding apartments that accept pets is especially difficult in the current tight market, forcing owners to make hard choices.

The Pussums Cat Co. in Turner kicks off its anniversary in a big way

A catnip commemoration; Olive Garden prep; housing sales decline

Scarborough veterinary hospital gets dogpiled over viral puppy tale

An injured puppy is recovering but its owner couldn't afford the $10,000 bill. Now her dog is with new owners and the clinic is receiving death threats.

Central Maine’s Pickles Mcbutterpants The Muffins Slayer takes top whacky pet name prize

The Nationwide insurance company says it looked at more than 1 million of their insured pets and put up 10 names for people to vote for as their favorite crazy name, with the Gardiner cat receiving the most votes in its pet category.

Missy the cat survives mystery injury and brings cheer to Winslow family

Whitman family could not cover the $5,000 bill for emergency surgery for Missy, but the goodwill of others allowed a more-affordable solution.

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Dog’s of Bethel: Downtown ‘Doods’

Adopt a cat month brings awareness to furry friends in shelters

American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, celebrates Adopt-A-Cat Month each June.