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.
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Scooby’s Big Adventure: When pets go missing, who you gonna call?
By that point, at least five people were out physically searching for the wayward Scooby in spite of the hour and the cold. Yet just as important, word was spreading fast on social media and more or more eyes were turned on the problem.
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Cat reunited with owner in Phippsburg after 5 years missing
“I didn’t think he remembered me, but when I left the room to get his paperwork he was meowing so loud and frantically, it was like he was screaming for me to come back,” Kendra Armstrong said of her cat, Moose, after the pair were reunited. “I’ve never heard him meow like that. Now he wants my attention all the time.”
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Beware of Dog (scams), especially during the pandemic and holiday season
The Better Business Bureau advises “extreme caution” to anyone shopping for a pet online. Nearly 4,0000 people filed complaints of scams between January and November, and that number is expected to go up during the holiday season.
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How to help pets cope with the pandemic
COVID-19 is causing unexpected problems for many pets and their owners — problems they can solve and prevent.
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Vegan Kitchen: A decade on, Melanie Joy’s book on carnism still casts a big shadow
‘Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism’ has been updated, and it’s as relevant as ever.
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Paris shelter seeking help to care for 150 felines who need homes
Responsible Pet Care staff struggles with food costs and medical bills.
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Paris shelter seeks help to care for 150 felines who need homes
Responsible Pet Care staff struggles with food costs and medical bills.
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Lewiston Police couldn’t help dope-swallowing dog, but there is a hotline to call
LEWISTON — At about 7 p.m. Tuesday, a woman rushed into the police station lobby on Park Street requesting a dose of Narcan. The woman wasn’t asking for herself, as it happens: her pet dog had swallowed some oxycontin and she was worried the animal would die from an overdose. As of Wednesday afternoon, the […]
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Face Time: Marie Forbush, kitten mom
She plays nursemaid for dozens of homeless kittens and mother cats.