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.

How to help pets cope with the pandemic

COVID-19 is causing unexpected problems for many pets and their owners — problems they can solve and prevent.

Vegan Kitchen: A decade on, Melanie Joy’s book on carnism still casts a big shadow

'Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism' has been updated, and it's as relevant as ever.

Paris shelter seeking help to care for 150 felines who need homes

Responsible Pet Care staff struggles with food costs and medical bills.

Paris shelter seeks help to care for 150 felines who need homes

Responsible Pet Care staff struggles with food costs and medical bills.

Lewiston Police couldn’t help dope-swallowing dog, but there is a hotline to call

Face Time: Marie Forbush, kitten mom

She plays nursemaid for dozens of homeless kittens and mother cats.

Turner tortoise on the lam returns home

It is speculated that warmer weather might have drawn the creature out of hiding, just as Sher Blevin had predicted during the long search.

Idexx to be second company in Maine producing COVID-19 test kits

The Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics company also will offer animal COVID-19 testing to veterinarians.

Idexx tested thousands of cats and dogs for coronavirus. None had it.

The Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics firm says the tests confirm earlier assessments that pets cannot contract the disease.