ANIMALS

ATHOL — A new pet salon has opened its doors in recent weeks to serve a growing need for pet grooming services in the North Quabbin area.Tails Pet...

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...

You’re unlikely to hear any squealing from local pig farmers about the impending enforcement of voter-approved pork regulations, as they say they...

Following the lead of New York and Maryland, veterinarians in Massachusetts are gathering support to ban procedures that declaw cats.A bill...

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society is running an “Adopt One/Get One Free” promotion for select kittens and cats after a Franklin County animal...

ORANGE — Six baby gray foxes are under the care of a Winchendon wildlife rehabilitator after being rescued from a catch basin on East River Street...

ORANGE — It appears the Easter Bunny will be all right to make home deliveries next month, thanks to a save by the Orange Fire Department.Officer...

WENDELL — With support from the Selectboard, Diemand Farm is applying for state grant money that would allow it to expand its egg production by 25%...

WENDELL — The owners of the only Massachusetts farm affected by the passage of a 2016 anti-cruelty ballot initiative worry a hen-confinement bill...

GREENFIELD — A local man will soon find his story in a wilderness and environmental medical journal after surviving a gruesome attack from a...

The Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange’s showroom reportedly spans 12,000 square feet — with additional warehouses, a greenhouse and outdoor...