Community support gives shelter a big boost By Hollie Gowen Special to The Star-Herald The season of giving seems to be in full swing already at the Central Aroostook Humane Society. A recent fundraiser and collection drive were huge successes, and two more fundraisers are right around the corner. All this generosity from the community means […]
By Cathy Davis He drove up and down the road, stifling his irritation at the potholes and cracks. He didn’t pick up the phone and report the road damage, but he went to the store and bought a bucket of tar and filled in a hole. A neighbor did the same thing, and then […]
Contributed photo These three little kittens haven’t lost their mittens, but they are looking for a new home. Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) volunteers bottle fed these kittens along with nine others to assist the young mother cat who, with her own five babies, also took on the care of seven orphaned kittens. “Only this […]
TAMC’s ‘Pitch in for the Paws’ collection a huge success PRESQUE ISLE — Employees of The Aroostook Medical Center and MMG Insurance collected a record number of needed supplies for the Central Aroostook Humane Society during the week of Nov. 5. The “Pitch in for the Paws” fundraiser was a huge success that will […]
Keep your pets away from antifreeze By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to The Star-Herald Now is the time when we begin to winterize our vehicles. Unfortunately, some of us have learned the hard way about antifreeze poisoning. I lost my cat, Sassy (Tatty Ann), to antifreeze poisoning, and I wouldn’t wish that experience on […]
By Cathy Davis If your dog is constantly making noises that make it sound like he’s choking on something, he may have kennel cough which is “canine infectious tracheobronchitis.” Although it sounds terrible, most of the time dogs recover without any lingering after effects; however, kennel cough is highly contagious and can include other symptoms such […]
Contributed photo One 2-year-old male cat at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue has been so handsome, so charismatic and so confident in his own abilities that he’s become known to volunteers as “The Donald.” Volunteers say that “The Donald” loves to play to media attention and to any good-looking feline female. “Donald actually allows neighboring […]
Winterize with pets in mind By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to The Star-Herald Antifreeze is deadly Now is the time when we begin to winterize our vehicles. Unfortunately, some of us have learned the hard way about antifreeze poisoning. I lost my cat Sassy (Tatty Ann) to antifreeze poisoning, and I wouldn’t wish that […]
by Lorraine Monfils & Mary Peabody The Ark Animal Sanctuary in not run by any one individual person, it is run by a group of volunteers working together with one goal in mind. No more homeless animals. Probably one of the most important parts of this organization are our foster homes. They open their hearts […]
by Cathy Davis This coming weekend, Nov. 4, there will be a concert at 3:30 p.m. at the Houlton United Methodist Church by Kindred Harps. The concert will be to promote the harp group’s recent CD “All Creatures.” Profits from this venture will benefit the Houlton Humane society and the Ark Animal Sanctuary. The musical […]
