Tag: Massachusetts

‘A horrific club’: Pet owners renew push to regulate Massachusetts doggy day cares, kennels as maulings kill a dog once every 10 days

Amy Baxter should be spending Thursday playing fetch or taking a long walk with her playful labradoodle Ollie, instead she’ll spend it on Beacon Hill alongside other desperate pet owners pushing for state regulation of doggy daycares, kennels and other boarding facilities. March 10 would have been Ollie’s 2nd birthday, but the curly-haired puppy didn’t even make it to his …

Dog owned by Massachusetts family wins AKC Humane Fund award

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts family owned dog was named one of five recipients of this year’s AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence. The winners of the awards for hardworking dogs who have greatly improved the lives of their owners and communities were selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 nominations, the organization said on Friday. Teddy, an …

33 purebred Persian cats imported from Italy looking for new homes after living in ‘cluttered and crowded’ home in Massachusetts

Thirty-three purebred Persian cats are looking for a new home after being dumped from a Massachusetts home that was “cluttered and overcrowded,” MSPCA-Angell said. “The cats – ages five to 12 – were matted and dirty from the crowded and crowded conditions in the house, with most still being treated for upper respiratory infections, with many requiring major dental work,” …

Massachusetts woman’s lost cat turns up six years later

July 26 (UPI) – A Massachusetts woman whose cat escaped her third-floor apartment through a loose window grille was reunited with her pet six years later. Margaret Kudzma said the cat, named Mini Max, slipped out of her downtown Peabody apartment through a loose window grille in 2015 and used posters, online posts and newspaper ads to try to find …