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  • Dog lovers’ business donates blankets to animal shelters

    HAVERHILL — What do pet owners love more than their own four-legged friend?

    Now, it’s simple for folks to see that furry face stretched across a blanket, thanks to a Haverhill couple’s business.

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  • Shelter plays matchmaker for Valentine’s Day

    METHUEN — There’s a different type of matchmaking planned for some longtime furry adoption center residents that are hopeful their forever families will walk through the door this Valentine’s Day weekend.

    By Angelina Berube | Staff Writer

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  • Dog trainer charged with animal cruelty faced past scrutiny

    METHUEN — An animal control officer was investigating a dog trainer months before an online video went viral appearing to show the trainer beating two German shepherds with a PVC pipe.

    Last month, Methuen police filed two animal cruelty charges against Madison Eastman, 26, and her ex-boyfriend, Christian Duran, stemming from the video. A lengthy police report, however, also reveals Eastman had been ordered to stop operating a kennel out of her home in May, resulting in her moving her operation out of the city.

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  • Animal shelters at capacity after accepting 1,200 animals in a month

    METHUEN — A series of large surrenders have left all four MSPCA-Angell shelters, including Nevins Farm, at capacity.

    On Thursday, the nonprofit sounded the alarm on a situation that began with the surrender of 50 cats from a single Norfolk County home in July. The pattern continued into August with more large-scale arrivals, according to a press release from the MSPCA.


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