Pets

OBEDIENCE GRADUATES       This is the first graduating class of basic dog obedience from Critter Hill Kennel. It was a fun eight weeks!

By Cathy Davis    Sometimes you have to climb up 20 flights of stairs, step out onto the balcony, and look out across the countryside to get a different perspective on things. When you are standing on the ground, your immediate view is maybe some grass, a few trees and buildings, and then you climb up […]

Contributed photo Halfway Home Pet Rescue President Norma Milton knows that many supporters have been following the story of Tabitha (formerly Smokey) on Facebook with much interest. Tabitha’s been recovering at the rescue from burns and smoke inhalation she suffered from a house fire in March. “Her owner perished in the fire and this beautiful […]

By Hollie GowanVice president, Central Aroostook Humane SocietySpecial to the Aroostook Republican A week ago today, the board members, staff, volunteers and supporters of the Central Aroostook Humane Society were on pins and needles as the shelter went against four other charities in an online contest for a new vehicle. 

By Cathy Davis    The phone rings off the hook at the shelter. It starts at 8 a.m. and never stops all night long. We’ve been there at 7 p.m. having a meeting and the phone rings. There is always a question about a cat not using the litter box, or someone missing a pet or […]

Animal shelter needs your vote By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to The Star-Herald     Have you heard about the Toyota 100 Cars for Good? Each day for 100 days, online voters will choose which of five nonprofits will take home a new set of wheels. The organization who receives the most votes at the end […]

Girl Scouts of Troop 517     The Girl Scouts of Troop 517 recently got together and sold their used stuffed animals at the Trash and Treasure Sale at The Forum in Presque Isle.

Students’ efforts appreciated By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to The Star-Herald     I was invited to visit the 7th graders at Presque Isle Middle School last week. This group of kids did such an awesome job with their “Operation Adoption” adoption fair for the Central Aroostook Humane Society. They all worked very hard gathering information, […]

Animal shelter needs your vote to win new vehicle By Kathy McCarty Staff Writer     PRESQUE ISLE — The Central Aroostook Humane Society has been named one of 500 finalist organizations in the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program, giving them a one-in-five chance of winning a new vehicle that would be used to transport […]

by Cathy Davis    This Saturday, there will be a benefit dance for the Houlton Humane Society animal shelter, held at the American Legion Hall on Bangor Street. The doors open at 8 pm and the admission fee is $6 per person. Northern Maine Motor Society will be DJing the event and the United Veterans Motorcycle […]