FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter has announced its Pets of the Week. Dog of the Week is Chance, a 1-year-old male retriever mix. Chance is still settling into the shelter — shelter staff say he can army crawl — and is shy at first, but he loves head and rump scratches. Chance will do […]
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Responsible Pet Care's featured cat, Snow White, seeks fairy-tale ending
PARIS — Snow White is seeking her fairy-tale home. Snow White is the featured pet at Responsible Pet Care. Shelter staff consider the 1-year-old female cat to be a great choice for someone seeking to rescue a cat. To view a video of Snow White and other pets waiting for new homes, go to vimeo.com/npctv. […]
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A Soviet-era experiment to tame foxes may help reveal genes behind social behavior
In 1959, Soviet scientists embarked on an audacious experiment to breed a population of tame foxes, a strain of animals that wouldn’t be aggressive or fearful of people. Scientists painstakingly selected the friendliest foxes to start each new generation, and within 10 cycles they began to see differences from wild foxes — fox pups that […]
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Franklin County Animal Shelter featuring long time resident
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter’s Cat of the Week is one of the shelter’s longest feline residents. Junior, a 4-to 6-year-old male, has lived at the shelter since February, and staff members suppose that’s because he’s still a bit shy. He loves to stay on the very top shelf of the cat room where he […]
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Responsible Pet Care featured pet profile reads 'looking for love'
PARIS — If there were a dating website for dogs, Callie’s profile might read, “Large and lovely female is looking for love and companionship. Interests include hiking, playing ball and long car rides with no destination. I’m a connoisseur of toys. At the end of a long day, I love to cuddle up on the […]
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Responsible Pet Care cat has his box packed to moved to forever home
PARIS — Pumpkin has his box packed with some of his favorite foods and toys. He’s ready to leave Responsible Pet Care. All he needs now is his forever person. Ten-year-old Pumpkin is a large, red cat. He’s quiet and easy to get along with. He loves to explore empty boxes, and he loves his […]
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Free cats! Augusta shelter waiving fees to deal with feline influx
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Humane Society says it was hit this week with an influx of 38 new cats and kittens in just a 14-hour period, bringing the animal shelter’s cat population to over 200 and prompting officials to waive the fees to adopt cats seven months and older during for a few days. […]
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Responsible Pet Care features adoring Amora
PARIS — Amora is the featured pet at Responsible Pet Care. She was named after the Roman god of love, Amor. That name suits her because she is a love, according to shelter staff. 2-year-old Amora is a mixed breed dog. She is a happy dog that greets her handlers with a wagging tail and […]
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Responsible Pet Care features Edith, known to love and ignore
PARIS — Edith is the featured pet at Responsible Pet Care — and she is a hoot. She pretends not to be interested in what is going on around her, but she will purr up a storm even when she is trying to ignore shelter staff members — that’s a calico’s personality. Edith is a Golden Feline, the name the caregivers at […]
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Drivers, be aware of pets
There is a farm on my road that had a very sweet dog. He lived outside with the animals and kept an eye on them. Whenever we walked by, he would run out to greet us with a little happy dance and woof. I would give him dog biscuits and pat him on the head. […]