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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Auction to benefit Responsible Pet Care PARIS — A ticket auction will be held Saturday, April 21, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School to benefit Responsible Pet Care. Bidding will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and winners will be drawn at 6:30. Tickets are $5, $10 and $20 and there are bonus tickets. […]
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A letter from Lewiston, Auburn postmasters:
We’d like Lewiston/Auburn pet owners to take a moment and look at the world through their dog’s eyes. Eating, sleeping and playing take up most of their day. The one job they do have, at least in their minds, is protecting their turf and their family. “It’s OK, he won’t bite you,” is a phrase […]
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Community sales
Bonnie Miville, left, and Anne Hodgman check a sampling of items that will be available at the High Street Congregational Church Craft Supply Fair in Auburn from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. LEWISTON — Calvary United Methodist Church will hold the annual spring rummage and clothing sale from 2 to 7 […]
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Pause for Pets fair to benefit humane society
LEWISTON — Pause for Pets, a craft and vendor fair to benefit the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St. Admission is free. More than 50 local crafters and vendors will offer products and services for the family, including pets. […]
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Sweet Dazy, shy Junior looking for permanent homes
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Dazy, a 1- to 3-year-old female, retriever mix is an adorable and sweet girl who looooves getting belly rubs. She also loves all this cold white stuff everywhere because she never got to see that in Alabama. She would like to […]
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Rangeley to celebrate canines, earth on Best Dog on Earth Day
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Rangeley Health and Wellness announce the second annual Best Dog on Earth Day event, a celebration of dogs and Earth Day from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The event will kick off at The Rangeley Inn, where participants can register for the Fun […]
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Tokyo museum explores the world of parasites
At the Meguro Parasitological Museum in tokyo, exhibits who how types of parasites differ depending on their host animals. (Taku Yaginuma/The Japan News) It’s hard to believe that about 60,000 parasitological specimens are housed in a building on bustling Meguro-dori avenue in Tokyo, which is lined with fashionable shops. Stepping inside Meguro Parasitological Museum, I […]
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Add cow manure to your list of renewable energy sources
The average Holstein cow produces over 100 pounds of manure a day. It’s a lot of poop. It’s also a lot of potential power. On some farms, that energy is already being collected: The manure’s tossed into an anaerobic digester system where gas concentrates and then has to be stripped of water, carbon dioxide and […]
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He's bunny of the United States — and now he's the hero of a children's book, too
WASHINGTON — Marlon Bundo, one of the most popular members of the Trump administration, is flipping through the pages of a new book. There’s Marlon in the Oval Office. Marlon on Capitol Hill. Marlon in the Naval Observatory. Marlon is a rabbit. This is not Fake News. The real-life pet of Vice President Mike Pence […]