GetPet’s creator says they got the idea after seeing a stray dog on the street through a window.
Animals
The unlikely tenants of a studio apartment in Silicon Valley: Two cats
The inseparable pair are living there for $1,500 a month, a good deal in the Bay Area’s super-tight housing market.
What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure
Canadian researchers launch a new study to measure the welfare of poultry.
Donkey and emu companions can stay together after ‘Walking Dead’ star steps in
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays Negan, is adopting the inseparable creatures.
Waterville shelter seeking homes for cats rescued from storage unit
A woman has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after the cats were found locked in the facility with no food, water or litter last month.
Augusta police, bystanders wrangle chicken-at-large
Animal Control Officer Paul Frye said he has received a couple dozen chicken complaints since he started in August.
Will this Maine shelter dog get adopted after 4 years?
The purebred Staffordshire bull terrier was brought to an animal shelter in Paris, Maine as a stray in 2014 and has been there ever since.
Elephant being ‘unlawfully imprisoned,’ activist group says
The Nonhuman Rights Project says the Bronx Zoo’s Happy needs more space and socialization.
Woman’s attempt to help injured animal comes back to bite her, as raccoon proves to be rabid
A game warden also was bitten, while trying to remove the animal from the home of the Kennebunkport woman, who could be charged with a crime.
A guide to reducing light pollution around your home, neighborhood
Man-made lighting threatens creatures such as birds, bats and insects that rely on darkness to forage, mate and more.