I developed a love of the descriptive beauty of the English language from my mother. She had a deep and varied vocabulary and rarely came across a word she could not use contextually. From my father, the corporate lawyer, I learned to appreciate the importance of the difference in minute shades of meaning among words […]
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Midcoast Humane looks forward in the new year
Every Jan. 1, I hold down the manager-on-duty role in the shelter. I have done so for as long as I can remember. I realize that it is just a day like any other, but there is something about the fresh start, a clean calendar, a year just begun, that I find energizing, and I […]
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What to consider before you give the gift of a pet
In 2010, I was fostering a pair of kittens when my mom called me and said that it was time, she and my dad were ready for new cats. They had lost the last of their elderly cats, and as my mom was an excellent raiser of kittens, she wanted to adopt the two I […]
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Pet Prattle: Looking ahead on our second shelter
As I sit here, replete with Thanksgiving leftovers, my dogs sleeping at my feet, I find myself reflecting on the past several whirlwind years I have had with Midcoast Humane and what our future holds. We held a town hall at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Nov. 21 to discuss exactly that for our […]
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Pet Prattle: When pets go to court
Last week, we were asked by the state of Maine Animal Welfare Program to assist with pets in need of housing pending a court case. If possible, whenever we are asked to help with situations like this, we do. These pets are not from our area, but that doesn’t matter; most shelters in Maine help […]
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Pet Prattle: What to do if you lose your pet
In 2010, my cat, Banshee, got out of my house. My roommate had forgotten to close the door behind herself when she was bringing in groceries and Banshee decided to take himself on a walkabout. I couldn’t find him anywhere. I called my local shelter, put up flyers and posted on my community’s Facebook page. […]
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Tats 4 Tails benefits animal shelters through tattoos
At the event hosted by Dark Harbor Tattoo Society, 114 people got inked in a fundraiser for local animal welfare groups.
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Pet Prattle: There’s no such thing as a shelter dog
I try to stay on top of what is happening in animal welfare; I read articles, watch webinars and follow a million organizations on social media. The other day, I came across a quote from Janis Bradley, the director of Science and Behavior at National Canine Research Council. She said, “Shelter dogs. There is no […]