Grizzly euthanized near Shelby

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks captured and euthanized a sub-adult male grizzly bear about five miles west of Shelby on June 19.

Couple opens Bigfork's first pet supply store

Julie and Steve Johannes quietly opened the first pet store in Bigfork two weeks ago.

Couple opens Bigfork's first pet supply store

Julie and Steve Johannes quietly opened the first pet store in Bigfork two weeks ago. “There’s not a lot of places doing what we’re doing,” Julie said.

Daycare director found career in working with children

Now, after 40 years at the daycare with 30 of those serving as director, Tammy Braseth is retiring to enjoy the next chapter of her life as a grandmother.

Animal clinics remain open for pet emergencies

The veterinary community in the Flathead knows that even amid a virus outbreak affecting humans, the valley’s animals need treatment, too.

LETTER: Another view of trapping

Too many people wrapped up in the anti-trapping vote are missing some important points. Many people are making a significant part of their income from trapping. Will the anti-trappers pay those with lost income? Also, remember those trapping supply dealers and their employees will lose jobs too as well as affecting ATV and snowmobile sales and service which most trappers use.

Take extra care with pets in cold weather

With winter weather here, the Flathead County Animal Shelter urges pet owners to take precautions to ensure the safety of their pets.

Pet owners find help with shelter, supplies

Many of the evacuees that fled the Boulder 2700 Fire and Finley Point area Saturday night and Sunday arrived at the Red Cross shelter at Linderman Elementary School in Polson with their pets.

Humane Society fund gives pup second chance

A Puerto Rican puppy found on death’s doorstep was given a second chance and a new home in Northwest Montana thanks to a Libby man.

Under the surface

Whitefish engineer helps in the search for lost WWII submarine

Dogs, cats can't pass on coronavirus, but can test positive

HONG KONG (AP) — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners.

Todd 'Touchdown' Dowen, 59

Todd James Dowen, 59, of Kalispell, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior, and all of his beloved pets, on Feb. 18, 2021.

Grizzly bears captured in Eureka, Coram

A pair of grizzly bears were relocated from the Coram and Eureka areas to the North Fork drainage last week.

Jerry Lee Hartley, 59

Jerry Lee Hartley, 59, passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. He was born April 18, 1949, in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Howard and Dorothy (Mouw) Hartley.

Lots of life left in senior pets

JoAnn Welles, 80

JoAnn Welles, 80, passed away peacefully in her home in Whitefish on Dec. 17, 2007.

Jerry Lee Hartley, 59

Jerry Lee Hartley, 59, passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. He was born April 18, 1949, in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Howard and Dorothy (Mouw) Hartley.

New scanner tracks tumors

Idell Johnson, 82, just napped through the procedure.

Burned canine back with owner; donations kickstart pet rescue fund

Two months after narrowly escaping a house fire in Olney, a 5-year-old yellow lab named Annie Oakley was finally reunited with her owner.

A dog's life

“Lassie” was the first television show I ever watched. Sunday night, six o’clock, on Grandma’s small black-and-white television. I wanted a dog, just like Lassie. But dogs were expensive. Five dollars at the pet shop in Portland. I worked to earn the money. Two dollars came from walking to kindergarten by myself. (Not as bad as it sounds: Only one mile each way, rarely through the snow, and uphill in only one direction.)