Pets

“HOSTESSES” MAKE DONATION     The Myrna Gardner family of Presque Isle served a Christmas breakfast to friends and family all day on Tuesday, Dec. 24.

With so many homeless pets, why breed? By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to The Star-Herald     I know that I talk about this all the time — the importance of spaying and neutering — but I am going to do it yet again.  Here are the facts:

Dealing with a pet’s itchy skin By Gail WiederBoard Member     Itchy dogs — any of you have one of those? I do. My little Odie is always scratching or chewing his little feet or rubbing his back on anything that is the right height for him to rub on.

by Lorraine Monfils Last Friday when I left for work it was a blistering minus-16 degrees. I remember warming up my car and thinking it was way too cold to even be outside. I knew that the weather was going to continue to be quite cold but never thought any thing about.     I came […]

“Dandy” Candy     “Our Candy is a Dandy” is the favorite tune playing right now at Halfway Home Pet Rescue. Candy is a beautiful, very sweet-natured, 7-month-old female who will make a trip to the Animal Refuge League in Portland this week.     According to Normal Milton, HHPR president, the highly respected Animal Refuge League […]

Contributed photo by Robyn Smith    Charles and Chandler are mature twin siblings who are very loving and responsive to kindness. They have been residing in a Halfway Home Pet Rescue Foster Home, and have all their medical procedures up to date. “They are matching bookends waiting for just the right place to be home,” said […]

Now’s a good time to adopt a cat Carolyn L. CheneyBoard of Directors     I have heard a number of folks say they would like to adopt a cat but want to wait until spring. Please don’t wait until spring — adopt now from the Central Aroostook Humane Society. We have so many loving cats […]