Marlea, a Saintberdoodle puppy, will live at the station and provide comfort to officers and members of the public in need of a little puppy love and some stress relief.
Animals
Conan, military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid, is headed to White House
The dog is apparently still in the Middle East, but his identity is no longer an official secret.
Brunswick shelter reopens for cat adoptions
Midcoast Humane shut down for days after several cats showed signs of respiratory infections.
Police say pug was snatched by coyotes in Scarborough, maybe
A resident reported the dog missing Wednesday and told police she suspected coyotes, but there was no evidence that a wild canine was involved, police said.
Unusual number of ‘kitty colds’ leads Brunswick shelter to close to the public
Midcoast Humane is taking precautions because it’s unusual for cats to fall ill in all 4 of its adoption rooms at the same time.
California bans most circus animals, sale of fur products
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the pair of bills Saturday.
Maine could lose loons and other bird species by end of century, Audubon reports
The report released Thursday by the National Audubon Society shows that 106 of 187 breeding bird species in Maine will be threatened or lost in the next 80 years if global temperatures increase 3 degrees Celsius, as projected.
A big bird goes on a big adventure in western Maine
Joe the emu left home and was found along the Crooked River the next day.
Home sweet volcano: Alaska fur seals thrive at unlikely spot
Vents on Bogoslof Island spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases but biologists estimate that for 2019, about 36,000 pups will have been reared on the island.
Researchers find genetic link in rare reaction to pet germ
A pit bull may have caused a man to lose parts of his limbs and could cause him severe illness again.