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Shelter “loses” two pit bulls after Maine Supreme Court orders euthanasia

October 28, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Child killed by two other pit bulls in nearby city just four days before (See also Shelter director resigns in Maine “lost” pit bulls case.)             LOWELL,  Massachusetts;  WATERVILLE,  Maine––From Lowell,  Massachusetts to Waterville,  Maine,  is just 175 miles,  a three-hour drive north by turnpike.  The major electronic media serving Lowell […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Amy Calder, Annabelle Mitchell, Brandon Ross, Danielle Jones, Hunter Bragg, Joseph Massey, Lisa Smith, Madeline St. Amour, Merritt Clifton, Paula Mitchell, Shawn O'Leary

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