GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — New guidelines will allow a 12-year-old western Michigan boy with autism to keep his ducks, which are his emotional support animals. Georgetown Township officials had issued a nuisance order to Mark and Jennifer Dyke after receiving multiple complaints from neighbors about their son’s ducks straying from their property. The complaints cited concerns […]
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Veterinary clinics add soothing touches to ease painful goodbyes
In December, Chelsea Lincoln’s pet rat, Juniper, developed an incurable tumor. Lincoln then faced every pet owner’s hardest realization. It was time to end Juniper’s struggle. When the euthanasia appointment time arrived: however, Lincoln didn’t agonize with her ailing pet in a crowded reception area. Instead, she, along with Juniper and her partner, Rand Ryherd, […]
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An ark in a bus: Driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from Hurricane Florence
There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina coast to southern Alabama inside of a school bus. Tony Alsup can attest. Alsup, a 51-year-old trucker from Greenback, Tennessee, was parked at a Waffle House outside Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sunday night for a quick […]
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FCAS: Adoptable pets can have new dispositions outside the shelter
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter is featuring Khai and Saxson as its Pets of the Week. Khai is a 3-year-old male American pitbull terrier. He is one of those dogs that looks and sounds fierce inside his kennel, but once he is out, he is as gentle as a lamb, according to shelter staff. […]
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Gift to give GAHS opportunity to provide enrichment to shelter pets
LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will begin a comprehensive enrichment program, thanks to a generous $5,000 gift from Priscilla Gendron. This new and vital program is aimed at modifying the development and expression of abnormal and/or problematic behaviors and contributing to the overall wellbeing of the animals as they await adoption. The Shelter […]
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KVHS to participate in national adoption event
AUGUSTA — Kennebec Valley Humane Society will participate in the national Clear the Shelters event by hosting Paws in the Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the shelter on Pet Haven Lane. The community-driven, nationwide pet adoption campaign seeks to match shelter pets with loving, permanent new families. Last year, more […]
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FCAS: Shelter pet arrives from North Carolina
FARMINGTON — Bo, a 1-to 3-year-old male terrier mix, is the Dog of the Week at Franklin County Animal Shelter, and he has just arrived from North Carolina. According to shelter staff, Bo is a sweet and loving boy with an adorable head tilt. Prospective families may bring their dogs to see if they get […]
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FCAS: Shy pets seek homes where they can be themselves
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 […]