Dog’s of Bethel: Downtown ‘Doods’

Adopt a cat month brings awareness to furry friends in shelters

American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, celebrates Adopt-A-Cat Month each June.

Bed-and-biscuit: At Paws Inn in Bethel, pets and their humans are welcome

Carolyn Bailey, owner of Paws Inn, is dedicated to offering guests and their pets a bed-and-breakfast experience.

Thinking of declawing your cat? Hit the paws button.

Today is Declaw Awareness Day, and animal advocates say the procedure is cruel, unnecessary, can lead to more problems and is 'similar to cutting a human’s fingers to the knuckles.'

Photo: Cuddling in the ‘catio’ in Paris

Lost pet? Search the right way

Here are some tips on finding a missing pet, from the pros at Maine Lost Dog Recovery and its cousin Maine Lost Cat Recovery.

Scooby’s Big Adventure: When pets go missing, who you gonna call?

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.

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. 

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.”

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.