LEWISTON — A former employee of the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society set off a social media firestorm this week by claiming the shelter has doubled the number of dogs it deems so aggressive they must be killed. Amanda Kimball, one of three animal care team leaders at the shelter until she was fired recently, said […]
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A new study shows what many of us already believe: Dogs are good for kids
I like to think I have a great relationship with my children. While I can’t brag that my 19 years with my son and 16 years with my daughter have been perfect, I can chalk them up as pretty darn good. Is it because I’m (ahem) a great mother? Or, rather, should I be thanking […]
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Jerry O. Craw
LEWISTON — Jerry O. Craw, born in Lewiston on May 12, 1940, passed away Wednesday, April 18. He was the oldest of 13 kids born to Jesse and Anita Craw of New Auburn. Jerry joined the Navy at 17 and served in the Vietnam War. He went on to become an AKC chief petty officer. After […]
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Animal house? More colleges are saying yes to dogs and cats in dorms
Most dorm residents at Southeast Missouri State University will show up this fall with bedding, a laptop, a backpack and other typical accessories. A few dozen others will tote something furrier — and breathing: Their pets. The school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, announced last week it is creating pet-friendly floors in one residence hall, where […]
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Dog rescuers spent $2.68 million to buy dogs from the breeders
An effort that animal rescuers began more than a decade ago to buy dogs for $5 or $10 apiece from commercial breeders has become a nationwide shadow market that today sees some rescuers, fueled by internet fundraising, paying breeders $5,000 or more for a dog. The result is a river of rescue donations flowing from […]
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Lewiston shelter dog kills family Yorkie; two people injured
LEWISTON — Two people were injured Monday afternoon when they tried to separate two dogs at an apartment, where one of the dogs died of its injuries. “We’re just devastated,” said Diraida Santos, owner of the 5-year-old Yorkie that was killed. Santos said the attack occurred after a friend of her 17-year-old daughter stopped at […]
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These swimming pools cater to an exclusive pack: dogs only
An unusual aquatic center inside a suburban Maryland strip mall has five narrow pools and several swimmers of varying abilities, but only one stroke: The dog paddle. At the edge of the largest pool, a 9-year-old bear of a pooch named Bosley reluctantly inched down a tiled ramp into the 87-degree water, then languidly swam […]
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Albert E. Leclerc
LEWISTON — Albert E. Leclerc, 92, passed away Saturday, March 3, at the Marshwood Center in Lewiston after a long illness. He previously lived on his and his wife’s family farm in Durham. Albert was born April 22, 1925, to Aurele E. Leclerc and Lena (Clerc) Leclerc in Lewiston. He served as an infantryman in the […]
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Rescued to retrieve
A shelter dog specially trained as a ball-retriever catches a tennis ball during an exhibition event at the Brazil Open tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday. The six participating dogs were rescued from the streets of Sao Paulo, and according to the tournament organizers, the initiative is to promote the adoption of abandoned street animals. […]
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John V. Wiken III
RUMFORD — John V. Wiken III, 75, of Peru passed away suddenly Feb. 22, 2018. He was born in Dixfield, Maine, with his twin sister, Jeanne, to John V. Wiken Jr. and Nellie Tutlis Wiken. He graduated from Stephens High School and attended Wentworth Institute. John worked as a bridge inspector for the state of Maine. […]