Pets

Santa Paws helps Lassie go home Staff photo/Kathy McCarty LASSIE’S WISH TO SANTA was to find a new home, after her prior owner surrendered her to the shelter recently.

Contributed photo Tasha is a shorthair light grey spayed female who was thrown out of a car near the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. Volunteers with the Halfway Home Pet Rescue have seen that the feline was spayed, Leukemia/AIDS tested, given all her shots and has received preventative parasite treatments. Volunteers describe Tasha as being […]

By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican I have to honestly tell you that the “winter wonderland” at the Central Aroostook Humane Society is beyond amazing for Pictures with Santa Paws. The decorations were perfect, and Santa and Mrs. Claus were both there to greet pets and children alike. There were wonderful refreshments and […]

by Cathy Davis    The holiday season, a time of celebrating, travel, gift giving, sharing and family. A time to reflect on the year past and plan for the new year coming. A time to remember your friends with cards and letters and newsletters of your family’s year and a time to share with those who […]

Shelter prepares for Santa Paws’ first weekend visit By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald `Santa Paws is coming to town! Santa Paws will be at the Central Aroostook Humane Society on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and again on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come […]

by Cathy Davis    OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t want to do it but I finally gave in. I had two of my grandchildren for the weekend and my plan was to fill their days with all kinds of activities. We took a ride to Grammy’s “blue house” which is what they call where I […]

Contributed photo Margaret has been at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) for a about a week. She was found as a stray wandering near the Irving Station on Bennett Drive. “We feel quite certain that Margaret is a lost cat whose owner is searching for her,” explained HHPR President Norma Milton. “She appears to […]

After seven weeks, Cuddles back in owner’s arms By Kathy McCarty Staff Writer PRESQUE ISLE – When Kathy Hersey’s indoor cat Cuddles got out of her Barton Street home and didn’t return, she began a daily search for her furry four-legged friend. Posting flyers around town and running an ad frequently in the Star-Herald, she […]

Successful fundraisers held for humane society PET BULLETIN ‘Mews and Yips’ from the  Central Aroostook Humane Society By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to The Star-Herald So our second annual “Toast for the Animals” was a huge success! The Crow’s Nest was a wonderful spot, plenty of room to mingle and shop through the items that […]

by Cathy Davis    Editor’s Note: Pet Talk will occasionally feature an animal that is available for adoption at the Houlton Humane Society.     The little kitty that we are featuring this week is Annie. Annie is about three years old and she came into the shelter the 19th of September with two little baby kittens. […]