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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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner tortoise on the lam returns home
It is speculated that warmer weather might have drawn the creature out of hiding, just as Sher Blevin had predicted during the long search.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Idexx to be second company in Maine producing COVID-19 test kits
The Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics company also will offer animal COVID-19 testing to veterinarians.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Idexx tested thousands of cats and dogs for coronavirus. None had it.
The Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics firm says the tests confirm earlier assessments that pets cannot contract the disease.
Posted inNation / World
Man sues Delta and owner of ’emotional-support dog’ that mauled him on flight
An attack on a plane by a fellow passenger’s emotional-support dog left Marlin Jackson needing 28 stitches, according to a negligence lawsuit filed Friday against Delta Air Lines and the dog’s owner. In the suit, Jackson claims he bled so badly that a row of seats later had to be removed from the plane. Jackson […]
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Survey: People are happier with dogs than they are with cats
The latest General Social Survey asked about pets for the first time, giving us one of the clearest looks yet at the differences between dog and cat owners.
Posted inMaine, News
Unleashed dogs face uncertain future at Baxter Woods
The city is considering whether to require that dogs be on a leash at the popular wooded park in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Fleeing scene of dog attack could become a crime in Maine
Spurred by a mauling in Gardiner last summer, legislators consider creating a new law to keep owners on the scene when their dogs assault someone.