It is speculated that warmer weather might have drawn the creature out of hiding, just as Sher Blevin had predicted during the long search.
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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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
Lawmakers want to take a bite out of puppy sales
Proposed legislation would bar the few traditional pet stores left in Maine from selling dogs and cats.
Donations in memory of Sweet Pea
Pet supplies and monetary donations made during a “Celebration of Life for Sweet Pea.”
Briefly: Pets
FCAS clinic at Tractor Supply Co. WILTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter will hold a Nail Trim Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, at Tractor Supply Co., 979 U.S. Route 2 East. The services offered at the clinic will be nail trims, cost: $5; microchipping, cost: $20/pet; Frontline, under 70 pounds, cost: […]