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By adamg - 12/8/22 - 2:54 pm

Cambridge Police Investigating Assault While Woman Walked Dog

Video of suspect walking in same area an hour before the attack via CPD.

Cambridge Police report they are looking for a man they say attacked a woman, then grabbed her dog's leash and made off with the pet in the area of Market and Windsor streets early Monday. Read more.

By adamg - 11/27/22 - 10:32 pm
Man and dog in canoe pass goose in the Charles River in Dedham

Mary Ellen spent some golden-hour time this morning along the Charles in Dedham, where she spotted a man paddling in a canoe with his dog while passing a goose.

By adamg - 11/9/22 - 11:30 am

Boston Restaurant Talk reports somebody is planning " 5,000-square-foot indoor dog park that features a full-service bar along with multiple on- and off-leash areas (both inside and outside)."

By adamg - 10/12/22 - 9:27 am

The Beacon Hill Times reports on one catrepreneur's plans to convert a former bank branch at 80 Charles St. into a cafe/bookstore that would also have a room where people could sit and play with cats - separated from the other two rooms for book and coffee lovers who are allergic to or just don't like cats.

Boston's first attempt at a cat cafe, in Brighton, did not end well.

By adamg - 9/16/22 - 12:14 pm

Jamaica Plain News reports on a proposal for Flaherty Playground.

By adamg - 9/8/22 - 9:46 am
Pumpkin-spice dog bones

Spotted yesterday at the Dedham Stop & Shop. And look: It's human grade, so you can enjoy a hearty gnaw yourself.

By adamg - 8/8/22 - 11:07 am
Parakeet on a fence in Readville

Jake reports spotting this parakeet perched on a fence at the Westinghouse complex this morning.

By adamg - 7/14/22 - 2:45 pm
A guinea pig

A guinea pig at the MSPCA.

The MSPCA in Jamaica Plain and the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem are holding an adopt-a-thon for guinea pigs and rabbits this weekend, in which they'll waive their normal adoption fees, because they are now stocked to the brim with them. Read more.

By adamg - 7/12/22 - 9:09 pm
Sunset over Chelsea

ChelseaScanner couldn't help but notice the sunset this evening.

Meanwhile, down in Millennium Park in West Roxbury, Jax was less than impressed: Read more.

By adamg - 6/18/22 - 12:52 pm
Handmade sign that asks people to stay off reseeded land at North End park

An irate citizen filed a 311 complaint to ask that the city immediately remove some handmade signs at DeFilippo Playground in the North End that ask people to keep their dogs off a reseeded and replanted garden area: Read more.

By adamg - 6/18/22 - 11:31 am
Sunrise with a dog

Joe Kidston and Finn watched the sun come up over the coast in Cohasset this morning: Read more.

By adamg - 6/13/22 - 1:21 pm

A woman was arraigned last week on a charge of animal cruelty after veterinarians at Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain concluded her pet dog Beauty had died in February because she left it outside in the cold without feeding it, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 5/20/22 - 5:39 pm
Cat getting oxygen is saved

Firefighter administers oxygen to cat. Photo by BFD.

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 4 Sargent St. in Dorchester for what they declared a two-alarm fire as soon as they got there, around 3:45 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 4/13/22 - 12:54 pm

A California company that provided financing to Massachusetts residents who wanted to lease rather than buy dogs has agreed to stop that and reimburse the state and the pet renters because it's illegal to rent pets here, according to a settlement agreement filed in Suffolk Superior Court today. Read more.

By adamg - 4/12/22 - 3:06 pm

Eileen Murphy shows how Aspen the Wonder Howler makes the case: Read more.

By adamg - 4/11/22 - 12:46 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports that what sounds like a place where you can lounge with cats - and being Beacon Hill, books and coffee - could be coming to Charles Street.

Grizzled observers of the local cat scene, of course, will recall that Boston's first cat cafe, in Brighton, didn't work out so well.

By adamg - 4/8/22 - 5:06 pm

A Glenville Avenue resident is facing two counts of animal cruelty after police responding to a report from another resident of "loud bangs and a puppy shrieking" found a young pit bull that had a fractured bone in his left hind leg - in addition to other fractures and skin lesions - the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 3/21/22 - 10:39 pm

Boston Police report arresting Justin Williams, 32, on a charge of animal cruelty last week after somebody posted video allegedly showing him abusing a small dog. Read more.

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