WEST KENNEBUNK — The Animal Welfare Society, through its Cleo Fund, will offer low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for cats belonging to income-qualified residents of Oxford County. Cats will be spayed or neutered, have a wellness exam and receive a rabies vaccine for a $20 co-pay. These veterinary services are offered at a very reduced […]
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This dog is ruining my credit score
After her family’s shiba inu died of cancer, Dawn Sabins decided to surprise her 7-year-old son with a new puppy. In March 2015, she dropped into a San Diego-area pet store looking for an English bulldog. She walked out with a golden retriever. That wasn’t so strange, even if $2,400 was more than she’d intended […]
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Pet grooming industry is growing strong
In this Feb. 20 photo, Sylvie Schumacher trims Lilly at My Favorite Place in Dubuque, Iowa. According to market research, the industry, pet grooming is one of the few in the country to see consistently strong gains during the past 10 years. It has nearly doubled in size and keeps growing as pet owners seek […]
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Love Changes Everything adoption event
AUBURN — The love shared with a pet doesn’t just change the person’s life — it can change the world for the pet. Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold an adoption from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at 105 Mount Auburn Ave., […]
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Some people remove their cats’ claws. One state may soon call that animal cruelty
In 1952, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association published a letter to the editor from a Chicago veterinarian named A.G. Misener, who described a surgery his practice had been performing on cats: the removal of their front claws. “This is a relatively simple surgical procedure,” Misener wrote, “and, we believe, a practical measure.” […]
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Worried your children are too clean? Try getting a dog.
“You Make Me Sick”: Podcast from Environmental Defense Fund Health Program Being a dog owner changes your children’s poop. In fact, just by looking at a kid’s feces, scientists can tell whether there’s a pooch at home. This is the sort of thing you can expect to learn more about on “You Make Me Sick,” […]
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Franklin County pets seek 'fur-ever' homes
FARMINGTON — Winston and Black Jack are the Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Dog of the Week Winston, an unknown breed who is at least 7 years old, is a pretty laid-back, gentle giant with excellent leash manners, and he knows some basic commands. Despite his age, he loves to […]
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'Maddie's Fund' boosts nation's first cat cafe
PLEASANTON, California (AP)— Maddie’s Fund, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals, has awarded Cat Town $162,500 to expand Cat Town Cafe, a cage free adoption center, in partnership between Oakland Animal Services for cats most at risk of euthanasia, including seniors, sensitive […]
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Florida pets get sendoffs befitting a family member
You’ll find headstones for all kinds of animals at South Florida’s pet cemeteries — cougars and mountain lions, monkeys and macaws, dogs and cats, hamsters and even rats. A few of the graves also hold the remains of human owners whose final wish was to be buried alongside their pet, said Randy Temkin, owner of […]
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Things I learned covering the Westminster dog show
I grew up with dogs (and a cat), as well as a mother who loved dogs — especially Siberian huskies. We had an illustrated book of dog breeds on the living room bookshelf, and I pored over it so often that from a pretty young age I could tell you whether the burly pooch walking […]