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• Bedford woman learns veterinarian care in Mexico

  BY PATRICK O’NEILL When Kaitlyn Stone was looking for something to do this summer, spending a week in Mexico at a pet clinic was probably the last thing to cross her mind. But after helping spay and neuter almost 200 pets and learning about issues Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:14 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals, School, World Vets, Mexico

• The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill is a haven for animals and volunteers

  BY SUSAN CLARK When Ed Cande was growing up in Massachusetts, he often did his share of chores on his uncle’s and grandfather’s farms. “I helped out in the fields and the milking before going to school,” he said. Now, he spends Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals, volunteering, Educational Farm at Joppa Hill

• It’s a purr-fect life giving shelter and love

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For Gloria MacVane, it doesn’t get much better than helping a local family find the right pet. For nearly 13 years, MacVane of Bedford has been a volunteer adoption counselor at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire in Bedford Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:46 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, animals, Animal Rescue League

• Animals amok – Bear, sheep keep animal control officer on his toes

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Between escaped sheep and bear sightings, Bedford animal control officer Steven Paul has been busy lately. All of his animal activities started back in June when Scott and Susan Adams of Amherst were transporting four of their sheep Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:52 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals, outdoors

• Homeward bound? – Animals Rescue League provides compassion, shelter and care

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Animal Rescue League houses hundreds of abandoned, surrendered and rescued animals and finds homes for them in surrounding communities, but few people know that they do much more. The League has a “no kill” philosophy, Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:03 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals, cats, dogs, pets

• Does it all – Spaulding is a friend to animals and her town

  (Editor’s note: During the month of August, we will spotlight volunteers in our towns. This is the first in a weekly series celebrating those who work, without pay, to better their communities.) BY IRENE LABOMBARDE In the 15 years she’s lived Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:43 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals, volunteering, gardening

• ‘Adopt’ a Joppa Hill Farm animal

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Winnie the pony will do many things for you this year, including sending you a birthday card with a hoof-print signature. That’s one of the benefits if you “adopt” her. As part of a holiday donation drive, the Educational Read More... Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 2:59 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, animals