Pets teach us some valuable lessons Carolyn L. Cheney Member, Board of Directors Dogs and cats need us humans to care for and to love them. We humans need them for companionship and to love. Most of us “animal people” consider our pets to be very important family members.
By Cathy Davis I would like to share a story with you about a family who, in their 31st year of marriage, acquired a new kitty, much to the chagrin of the husband. “We don’t need any cats”, he says, and his wife rolls her eyes and the cat moves in. A little fur ball […]
by Cathy Davis Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several inquiries about cases of abuse, neglect, or stray animals and I’m wondering if it would be helpful to give everybody a general guideline as to what to do in most of these situations.
Board members give director a break By Gloria Towle CAHS Board member After 10-plus years of writing this article for the paper, some of the Board members at the Central Aroostook Humane Society thought it might be nice to give our president, Christine Robinson, a much-needed break. So from time to time you will […]
Roseanne, an approximately 2-year-old tiger female, is residing at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) foster home while waiting for her adoption into a permanent loving family environment. Roseanne came to the rescue as a stray and has been Leukemia/AIDS tested, spayed, wormed, received paracite prevention treatment and has received her distemper and rabies shots. […]
Family learns Henry’s the boss By Carolyn L. Cheney Board member, Central Aroostook Humane Society Three-and-a-half years ago my husband, Joe, and I brought home a sweet puppy that we knew we would love as much as we had loved our previous dogs. However, this time it was going to be different. This puppy […]
For years it’s been a given. Come March, everybody bakes their hearts out. Several teams of volunteers go door to door to every business from Houlton to Island Falls. A dedicated group of volunteers meet the day before to slice 2,400 rolls, mix up 35 dozen eggs, fill and organize 2,400 sandwiches, 2,400 sweets, […]
Contributed photo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers, 3- to 4-month-old orange and orange/white siblings, came to Halfway Home Pet Rescue in hopes of having finding a permanent home. Fred is shorthair and Ginger is longhair. The kittens are hopeful of being adopted together, but will do OK individually. Fred just really loves Ginger very much […]
Breaking up is hard to do … By Gloria Towle Guest Writer and CAHS Secretary Special to the Star-Herald Statistics show that there are now more households with dogs (43 million) than children (38 million). But unfortunately not all families stay together.
