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By EMILEE KLEIN

Less than 48 hours after a no-kill rabbit shelter slipped under its capacity, the organization welcomed four new additions looking for homes.“We never stay below capacity (55 rabbits) for more than a day or two,” said Jordana Starr, who co-founded...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — One of the Police Department’s most popular officers recently retired from the force following a career that spanned roughly six decades … in dog years.K-9 Orka fulfilled her final shift on Dec. 29 after 7½ years on the job, having joined the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

MONTAGUE — The Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a special permit for the construction of a veterinary building and parking area at 2 Fosters Road, allowing Windy Hollow Veterinary Clinic to expand its services.Windy Hollow Veterinary Clinic, which...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Ask almost any conservationist about an Endangered Species Act (ESA) success story and they will tell you about the bald eagle.“Growing up, I would have never seen a bald eagle in western Massachusetts,” said Jeff Collins, senior director of...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The state’s Division of Animal Health is warning about an outbreak in Franklin County of a highly contagious, potentially fatal disease that spreads between dogs.Symptoms of canine parvovirus, commonly known as parvo, usually develop after a...

By LEANNE ITALIE

NEW YORK (AP) — Adriene Mishler was still grieving the loss of her beloved blue heeler mix when her boyfriend at the time surprised her with a Christmas puppy that was nearly identical.“I wasn’t quite ready to fall in love with another animal,” she...

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — Members of an extremist animal rights group have claimed responsibility for the destruction of fencing and release of approximately 500 birds at Fullflight Game Farm shortly after Thanksgiving.People affiliated with the Animal Liberation...

By DOMENIC POLI

If you’re driving around in the next few months and see a literal deer in the highlights, know that you’re not alone.Deer-vehicle collisions have skyrocketed in Massachusetts over the past decade, and Franklin County is no exception. Its long, winding...

By DOMENIC POLI

Experts say that if you encounter a bear it is important to immediately make yourself look big, talk very calmly and slowly back away.But after that, if you saw the carnivoran mammal in Massachusetts, you can go to bit.ly/3raabc8 to report the...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

GREENFIELD — Residents Yarras P. Fletcher, 33, and Aliah K. Rivera, 25, are each facing two counts of animal cruelty, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) announced on Friday.According to a police report filed...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — For the first time since 2019, the “Mutts in Need” fundraiser will return on Saturday.The event, which features a barbecue, live music, a silent auction and a dog agility course, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Millers Falls...

By DOMENIC POLI

You’re unlikely to hear any squealing from local pig farmers about the impending enforcement of voter-approved pork regulations, as they say they’re already in compliance with the law aimed at improving the living conditions of swines raised for...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — The Facey family had about 30 guests over for milk and cookies on Wednesday afternoon. How else would you want to usher in National Dairy Month? Warren, Randy and Angie Facey, who own and operate Bree-Z-Knoll Farm on North County Road,...

By SYDNEY KO

Following the lead of New York and Maryland, veterinarians in Massachusetts are gathering support to ban procedures that declaw cats.A bill introduced by Sen. Mark Montigny, D-New Bedford, aims to ban the practice, a move veterinarians in...

By JAMES PENTLAND

PLAINFIELD — Police and representatives of various animal welfare groups removed more than 70 small dogs from a North Union Street home Monday.The animals were reportedly well cared for and in good health.Police Chief Justin Litchfield said the...