This good boy has his stocking full of a special gift that was his only wish.
He is so happy that Santa brought him a fish.
This good boy has his stocking full of a special gift that was his only wish.
He is so happy that Santa brought him a fish.
The Boston Public Health Commission reports that a cat acting oddly at 132 Glenway St. in Dorchester around 3:20 p.m. on Monday has tested positive for rabies. Read more.
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.
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.
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)."
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.
In addition to the pig sauntering up Bennington Street in East Boston, there's also a peacock.
Spotted yesterday at the Dedham Stop & Shop. And look: It's human grade, so you can enjoy a hearty gnaw yourself.
Jake reports spotting this parakeet perched on a fence at the Westinghouse complex this morning.
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.
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.
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.
Joe Kidston and Finn watched the sun come up over the coast in Cohasset this morning: Read more.
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.
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.
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.
Eileen Murphy shows how Aspen the Wonder Howler makes the case: Read more.
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.