Animal Advocates annual meeting DIXFIELD — The River Valley Animal Advocates’ eighth annual members meeting will be held Sunday, Oct. 22, in back of the Dixfield Fire Station. Voting for the board will be from 1 to 2 p.m., and the board of directors meeting will start at 2:15 p.m. Everyone is invited. Halloween mask-making at […]
pets
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Playful terrier, senior feline are Pets of the Week at FCAS
FARMINGTON — Dos and Abby-the-Cat are Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Dos, the Dog of the Week, is a 1-year-old terrier mix. He is a big dog who needs house skills training because he is a playful puppy needing to learn boundaries. Dos would be best suited to a home […]
advertisement
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
FCAS Pets of the Week are office helper, snuggly mother
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced the Pets of the Week. Carra, a 1- to 3-year-old, is the Cat of the Week. When she first arrived at the shelter, Carra was shy and made the lobby cabinet her home. Now she has had a change of heart, amazing staff as she drapes over […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Pets, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Playful Terrier, senior feline are Pets of the Week at FCAS
FARMINGTON — Dos and Abby-the-Cat are Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Dos, the Dog of the Week, is a 1-year-old Terrier mix. He is a big dog who needs house skills training because he is a playful puppy needing to learn boundaries. Dos would be best suited to a home […]
Posted inPets, sj-web
Dog blood banks save pets' lives. But are the donors protected?
A website for a Texas-based company that provides canine blood products for veterinary transfusions nationally says it sources its blood “primarily from volunteer donors” and aims to “operate in a completely ethical, humane manner.” But an animal rights group contends it has evidence that the Pet Blood Bank does the opposite, procuring its supply from […]
Posted inConnections, Pets, sj-web
Briefly: Pets
Rabies vaccination, microchip clinic NORWAY — Responsible Pet Care will hold a rabies vaccination and micro-chipping clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Norway Fire Station. Rabies vaccinations will cost $10 per pet, and microchips will cost $25 each. Micro-chipping pets will aid in locating them if they become lost or should a disaster occur. The attending […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Briefly: Pets
GAHS adoption event planned LEWISTON — Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold a pet adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Tractor Supply Company, 1619 Lisbon St. FMI: gahumane.org, facebook.com/gahumane. Spay, neuter clinic for cats RUMFORD — The Community Spay-Neuter Clinic, Cleo Fund and Help Fix ME are teaming up to bring a […]
Posted inPets, sj-web
'I'm taking the dog': When couples with pets break up
“Legally Blonde” fans remember the scene where Reese Witherspoon’s character Elle Woods, a Harvard Law student, helps reunite her manicurist friend Paulette Belafonte (played by Jennifer Coolidge) with her bulldog, Rufus. Standing at the door of the trailer Paulette and her ex-husband once shared, Elle lectures him about common law marriage and the equitable division […]
Posted inConnections, Pets, sj-web
Pet adoption drive planned in Topsham
TOPSHAM — The Coastal Humane Society will hold a pet adoption this weekend Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, at Petco 131 Topsham Fair Mall Road, No. 1. Dozens of puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats will be up for adoption and awaiting their forever homes beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 […]
Posted inConnections, Pets, sj-web
Pet adoption drive planned in Auburn
AUBURN — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold a pet adoption drive this weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10, at 105 Mount Auburn Ave., No. 120. Dozens of puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats will be up for adoption and awaiting their forever homes. All pets […]