Spring leads to pets shedding By Liz FarleyBoard Member There are signs of spring everywhere you look. The days are longer, it’s warmer and the snow is being replaced with green grass. If you have a dog you are also noticing dog poop on the lawn, muddy walls from wagging tails and hair, hair, […]
by Cathy Davis On any given day, there are at least a thousand things to be thankful for – this goes for my personal life, where I am blessed beyond measure, but today I’m just speaking about the animal shelter.
Contributed photos Danny Boy, left, who may be close to 2 years old, is a terrific cat at Halfway Home Pet Rescue whose personality reminds staff and volunteers of the song “I’m just a good old boy, not meaning no harm.” This is a personality plus, highly confident cat that needs to be out on […]
by Cathy Davis It’s been a great week at the shelter. The vet came and neutered two puppies, a rabbit and a cat. We had a new cat come in who was vetted, and people stopping by with donations. We have lots of kitties, rabbits and two dogs looking for homes, so hoping for a […]
Pet gas can clear a room By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to The Star-Herald Nobody likes to speak of it, but sometimes our dogs get gas. I am not talking a little, I am talking “clear the room” kind of gas. Yes it is easy to make fun of and to laugh at because admittedly […]
Pet first aid course offered CARIBOU — Officials with the Aroostook County Branch of the American Red Cross Pine Tree Chapter will offer a pet first aid course on Thursday, April 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the social hall of the Church of Christ, located at 104 Bennett Drive in Caribou.
Contributed photo by Robyn Smith This is the photo that won Toby, the Halfway Home Pet Rescue mascot, the Judges’ Award for Best Personality in the World Spay Day 2103 Pet Pageant, coordinated by the Humane Society of the United States. The photo was submitted in mid March. Milton took the photo a few […]
How to recognize a pet’s medical emergency Gloria TowleBoard of Directors As a pet owner, we all want to enjoy our four-legged family members, keeping them as healthy and as happy (and as spoiled) as possible. There are times when we are all “under the weather” and experiencing head colds and not feeling well […]
Gloria TowleBoard of Directors As a pet owner, we all want to enjoy our four-legged family members, keeping them as healthy and as happy (and as spoiled) as possible. There are times when we are all “under the weather” and experiencing head colds and not feeling well — including our pets. There may come […]
by Cathy Daviswww.houltonhumanesociety.org The last time we got together, I told you about a dear little kitty at the shelter, Precious, who was missing one eye, partially blind in the other. I thought she was the sweetest thing I had ever seen and she had a motor on her that just never stopped, purred all […]
