BETHEL — Some kids have a pet dog. Some kids have a pet cat. Myah and Mack Field have a pet tortoise. “He’s really sweet, we got really lucky, he’s not aggressive, he’s very docile, very laid back, and just kinda hangs out. We got pretty lucky with him,” says their Mom, Candace. He’s a […]
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Dog’s of Bethel: Downtown ‘Doods’
BETHEL — Technically, Marti is famous. The apricot doodle who casts an aura of ease was runner up in America’s Favorite Pet. His dad and owner, Noah Tanguay-Collins, filled out a link someone sent him, and he received an email one day telling him Marti was a finalist. While the world dotes on Marti from […]
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.’
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.”