The Franklin County Animal Shelter posted on Facebook Thursday that someone left a kitten inside a vacuum box outside the facility’s door Thursday while the temperature hovered just below freezing.
Animals
N.H. hotel guests love 31-pound cat who’s living large
Logan, whose best trick may be that he can’t roll over, has become a Facebook star.
Biddeford mill owners lead ducklings to water and watch them swim: See video
Actually, the newly hatched mallards make the trip from their rooftop nest to the Saco River in a construction bucket.
Central Maine ‘enthusiasts’ work their dogs at first rally
Group founded this year have their dogs compete in cynosport, activities where owners command their charges through different courses.
Bengal tigers earn their keep at Skowhegan State Fair
Third generation animal trainer Vicenta Pages runs the big cats through their paces at three shows daily.
Oakland woman ‘terrorized,’ trapped in house by stray cat
The cat clawed her and attacked her porch door and son’s car before it was taken by the animal control officer to the Humane Society Waterville Area shelter.
Jackman postal worker rescues two horses
The loose horses were found on U.S. Route 201, but she corralled them before they became a hazard to traffic.
Deer rescued from Kennebec River near Fairfield
State game wardens and Skowhegan’s water rescue team saved a young deer that had ventured onto the thin ice of the Kennebec River on Tuesday morning.
Bear destroys beehives at Wayne farm
A Buckfield beekeeper voices his opposition to proposed bear hunting restrictions, but supporters of Question 1 say nuisance bears still would be controlled.
Women in rental car find scaled stowaway in trunk
A 4-foot ball python gives them a scare as they remove their bags after arriving at a Kennebunk inn.