Reasons you should adopt a cat By: Liz Farley Board Member As you may have heard, the Central Aroostook Humane Society is again packed with cats! In order to help our cats find their perfect “forever homes,” we have decided to lower the adoption fee for all cats. For the entire month of August […]
Contributed photo Minou is a 3-year-old torti female with up-to-date medical maintenance, now living at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue Adoption Center after her owner had to retire to a nursing home. Minou is a very clean, loving lap cat with six months of grieving behind her and she is ready now for a new […]
By: Liz Farley Board Member As you may have heard, the Central Aroostook Humane Society is again packed with cats! In order to help our cats find their perfect “forever homes,” we have decided to lower the adoption fee for all cats. For the entire month of August all cat adoption fees are only […]
Compassion Fatigue — maybe you’ve never heard of it, maybe you’ve never experienced it, but it’s very real. You see it in nurses and doctors, especially those who work in high risk specialties. You see it in CNA’s, nursing home caregivers, and yes, you see it in animal shelters.
by Cathy Davis All year long people keep asking me about their two favorite animal shelter events and I am so excited to tell you they are right around the corner.
Humor: Why pets are better than kids By Gloria TowleBoard Member Washburn gives back to the community: A huge thank you to Kelly Hemphill and the Washburn Pageant Committee. They chose the Central Aroostook Humane Society to give back to this year. We attended their two pageants on Aug. 10, and we were presented […]
Contributed photo Edgar, a 12 week old kitten formerly from a Halfway Home Pet Rescue Foster Home, has now been adopted by Kristine Harger of Windsor, CT. Because of the high influx of stray cats in the Caribou area and surrounding communities, HHPR volunteers recently transported 19 kittens and cats to the southern part of the […]
Caring for common dog injuries Gloria TowleBoard MemberCat adoption special We are running a really unique special for the month of August! If you are a fan of black cats or black and white cats, boy, do we have a deal for you!
Dog events slated Saturday PRESQUE ISLE — The Central Aroostook Kennel Club will be hosting an AKC Sanction B Breed Match and All-American Match on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Riverside Park. There will also be canine good citizenship testing and a “doctor is in” booth with Dr. Andrea Pesut, D.V.M.
by Lorraine Monfils The past month we have experienced an unusual large amount of phone calls regarding kittens. Conversations like, ‘I have four Maine coon kittens that I would like you to take; they are very pretty,’ or ‘my 16-year-old cat has had another litter of kittens can you help me?’
