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.

Having a Pet Tortoise

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.

Bed-and-biscuit: At Paws Inn in Bethel, pets and their humans are welcome

Carolyn Bailey, owner of Paws Inn, is dedicated to offering guests and their pets a bed-and-breakfast experience.

Thinking of declawing your cat? Hit the paws button.

Today is Declaw Awareness Day, and animal advocates say the procedure is cruel, unnecessary, can lead to more problems and is 'similar to cutting a human’s fingers to the knuckles.'

Photo: Cuddling in the ‘catio’ in Paris

Lost pet? Search the right way

Here are some tips on finding a missing pet, from the pros at Maine Lost Dog Recovery and its cousin Maine Lost Cat Recovery.

Scooby’s Big Adventure: When pets go missing, who you gonna call?

They had been outside searching for hours in the bitter February cold for Scooby, with no sightings. But just as important, social media was heating up fast about Scooby's disappearance and more help was on the way.