Recent Globe pet stories
Young musher hears call of the wild
To hear Pam Lacombe-Connell describe it, you could almost see the bulb light up over her husband's head on that day 10 years ago. (Boston Globe)
To hear Pam Lacombe-Connell describe it, you could almost see the bulb light up over her husband's head on that day 10 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Beverly Beckham: Poor choice of words clouds Reebok's message
The words caught me by surprise. Maybe that was the point. But they not only got my attention, they shocked me. (Boston Globe)
The words caught me by surprise. Maybe that was the point. But they not only got my attention, they shocked me. (Boston Globe)
In this dog park, all that's missing is the biscuits
Architect David Hacin, creator of some of the city's sleekest lofts and showiest town houses, has designed a smart space where clients can sniff, chase, and play. (Boston Globe)
Architect David Hacin, creator of some of the city's sleekest lofts and showiest town houses, has designed a smart space where clients can sniff, chase, and play. (Boston Globe)
All that's missing are the biscuits
Architect David Hacin, creator of some of the city's sleekest lofts and showiest town houses, has designed a smart space where clients can sniff, chase, and play. (Boston Globe)
Architect David Hacin, creator of some of the city's sleekest lofts and showiest town houses, has designed a smart space where clients can sniff, chase, and play. (Boston Globe)
Hot pockets
Ever think your pet gets tired of sleeping on the same old unsnuggly bed? Puppy Pocket , a fleece pouch with an attached blanket and hood - think mini sleeping bag - is perfect for dogs, ferrets, and cats weighing up to 10 pounds. Owners David and Wendy Breen have even been asked to create a custom one for a ... (Boston Globe)
Ever think your pet gets tired of sleeping on the same old unsnuggly bed? Puppy Pocket , a fleece pouch with an attached blanket and hood - think mini sleeping bag - is perfect for dogs, ferrets, and cats weighing up to 10 pounds. Owners David and Wendy Breen have even been asked to create a custom one for a ... (Boston Globe)
A Dog's Best Friend
In what way are you an advocate for animal rights? Most of my advocacy is in the form of the pen and teaching animal rights at the Massachusetts School of Law, where I've been a professor for 17 years. (Boston Globe)
In what way are you an advocate for animal rights? Most of my advocacy is in the form of the pen and teaching animal rights at the Massachusetts School of Law, where I've been a professor for 17 years. (Boston Globe)
With her shelter and clinic, Donna Bishop is a pit bull's best friend
In a strange way, Donna Bishop is grateful to Michael Vick. Bishop is the founder and president of Alliance for Animals, a no-kill animal shelter and low-cost clinic in South Boston. Though she began the shelter to help feral cats, she has been rescuing pit bulls for more than 10 years, and she continues her efforts even though she's now ... (Boston Globe)
In a strange way, Donna Bishop is grateful to Michael Vick. Bishop is the founder and president of Alliance for Animals, a no-kill animal shelter and low-cost clinic in South Boston. Though she began the shelter to help feral cats, she has been rescuing pit bulls for more than 10 years, and she continues her efforts even though she's now ... (Boston Globe)
Willful abandonment
Don Famico has been finding forlorn dogs tied to stairs in Salem, just around the corner from the Northeast Animal Shelter. Farther north, Carol Larocque is fielding calls about hungry cats that are showing up on doorsteps on Plum Island, and not leaving. (Boston Globe)
Don Famico has been finding forlorn dogs tied to stairs in Salem, just around the corner from the Northeast Animal Shelter. Farther north, Carol Larocque is fielding calls about hungry cats that are showing up on doorsteps on Plum Island, and not leaving. (Boston Globe)
In this calendar, buff meets fluff
Hunky guys and cuddly kittens. It's an eye-catching combination, and with luck, the fund-raising calendar that boasts that theme will help raise as much as $10,000 for Hull Seaside Animal Rescue. (Boston Globe)
Hunky guys and cuddly kittens. It's an eye-catching combination, and with luck, the fund-raising calendar that boasts that theme will help raise as much as $10,000 for Hull Seaside Animal Rescue. (Boston Globe)
Genetic link eyed in dogs' troubled ways
All summer, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, head of the animal behavior clinic at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, has been in doggie heaven. (Boston Globe)
All summer, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, head of the animal behavior clinic at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, has been in doggie heaven. (Boston Globe)
Cat Fancy
Dear Oscar the Cat: Awhile back, on a once significant newscast, Katie Couric said she absolutely "had" to tell me about you. She told me about how you have a remarkable record at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence in sensing which gravely ill patients are about to die, and about how you invariably show up at ... (Boston Globe)
Dear Oscar the Cat: Awhile back, on a once significant newscast, Katie Couric said she absolutely "had" to tell me about you. She told me about how you have a remarkable record at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence in sensing which gravely ill patients are about to die, and about how you invariably show up at ... (Boston Globe)
