Take a stand and help prevent animal cruelty
By Christine Cowett Robinson
Special to the Star-Herald
The Central Aroostook Humane Society will be at the Forum this weekend as usual. We have lots of magnets, T-shirts and biscuits to sell.
Please support the Humane Society and stop by for a visit. We work very hard through fundraisers and events such as this to raise the much-needed money to keep our shelter going.
The following writeup comes from one of our board members:
By Karen J. Carmichael
We have a new family member at our house and I couldn’t be happier. We haven’t had a dog for almost a year and I was ready to rescue another. I’ve always had rescue dogs, adopted mostly from the Central Aroostook Humane Society.
I have never had any qualms about adopting dogs or cats from CAHS because of the excellent job Betsy (Hallett, manager) and the other employees do with temperament testing and making sure they are healthy and safe.
Well, our daughter was home from college for a weekend in March and, as she always does on her trips home, she went to CAHS to volunteer for a couple of hours. She called me at work and said, “Mom, I found a dog that I just have to have!” I soon met with her at the shelter to meet her new friend and of course, I was also smitten immediately. So we brought him home to introduce him to our cats and he fit in like the last piece of a puzzle. After only a few weeks, we wouldn’t trade Finnigan for anything. I am so grateful to whoever brought him to the shelter; I wish I could thank her in person and show her how happy he is.
Finnigan was one of the lucky ones; he doesn’t show any signs of having been treated cruelly. As a board member at CAHS, I have seen so many animals come through our doors that have come from hoarding situations, been starved, beaten, neglected and/or abandoned.
We at the shelter exist to help these animals in any way possible but we need your help. The month of April is National Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, This would be the perfect time to take a stand against animal cruelty. If you know of any animals, large or small, furry or scaly, that are being mistreated, please notify your animal control officer through your local police department and report the situation. Educate your children in proper and humane treatment and care of all animals. Volunteer at or bring supplies to a shelter or rescue. If everyone helped just a little bit, the effect would be enormous.
Please come see us at The Central Aroostook Humane Society and let us introduce you to your next “Friend for Life.” We are located at 26 Cross St. in Presque Isle and are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
