Caring for your senior pet By Gloria J. TowleBoard Member We continue to be so very thankful for the generosity of the organizations and businesses that continue to support the Central Aroostook Humane Society. We would like to thank Graves Shop N Save in Presque Isle for collecting cash donations and items for the […]
Service dogs: Hands off when they’re working By Nancy G. NicholsBoard Member I absolutely love animals but have to hold back from petting a service dog when it is working. There is a protocol for service dogs that when they are working (meaning when they are wearing their vest) they should not be approached.
Contributed Photo Hilltop School recently held a bottle drive to collect money for the Halfway Home Pet Rescue in Caribou. From left, front row, second-graders Emily Berube, Carter Ouellette, Reece Cavagnaro and Colin Dumont; back row, Araya Caverhill (holding Sammy), Kallee Parent, Isaac Saucier, Ashlyn Bouchard and Liam Dee present Norma Milton and Miss Kitty […]
Contributed photo Chester had a rough road until he was rescued by Halfway Home Pet Rescue. HHPR took him immediately to the vet where X-rays determined that a badly damaged, infected leg had to be amputated. “Chester is only about one year old and he is faster with three legs than some cats with four […]
by Cathy Davis Even though it was standing room only, the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Eyes were trained on the floor, nobody glanced to the right or the left, nobody shifted their feet, and nobody even cleared their throat. The lights were dim, there was so much tension in […]
Pet health insurance a worthwhile investment Carolyn L. CheneyBoard of Directors Should we buy pet health insurance for our pets? Insurance plans for pets have been available in the United States for about 30 years. Many people think about getting it but some decide “my pet will probably be fine and have few medical expenses […]
Contributed photo Billie Bob is known as “a really cool dude” at Halfway Home Pet Rescue. He is about two years old and has all necessary medical procedures completed. Volunteers’ say that he’s is a huge boy with a head comparable to that of a medium-sized dog. “His heart has the depth and memory of […]
Shelter receives new microchip scanner By Gloria J. TowleBoard Member We are so excited about the recent gift to the Central Aroostook Humane Society. On April 20, the Central Aroostook Kennel Club donated a new microchip scanner to the shelter.
By Lorraine Monfils Early one morning, a big black and white tom cat is so hungry he quietly walks into a live trap to eat the food inside. Once he is far enough in, the door closes and he is captured. This beautiful cat has been spotted in people’s yards all winter looking for food and […]
Contributed photos Volunteers with the Halfway Home Pet Rescue say that their Black is Back Sale is best represented by these two loving, happy, healthy cats Denzel and Henry who just want a home to call their own. “While shelters across the nation agree that the black and black-and-white cats are the last cats to […]
