Pets

Getting into walking routine By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald Spring is finally here! It’s time to get yourself and your dog into shape.

Contributed photo Members of the AFGE Local 294 union recently donated a memorial gift of $500 to Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) in honor of their co-member Barbara Thompson who died unexpectedly on April 18. According to Norma Milton, Ms. Thompson was a dedicated animal welfare advocate and AFGE president, Mark Durinski presented the gift […]

By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican Spring is finally here! It’s time to get yourself and your dog into shape. Please don’t think you will take your dog for a three-mile jog after they have done virtually nothing all winter long; work into it gradually. Our dogs are much like us in that […]

Shelter takes in over a dozen rabbits By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald The Kiwanis show was awesome again this year. Lots of fun was had, the chili was amazing and lots of wonderful folks stopped by our booth to donate, sign up for the door prize or just to share a story.

Contributed photo Little Tasha, an 8-week-old female kitten, is being fostered along with her five siblings by student volunteer Abby Theriault of Caribou. Abby has fostered several litters of homeless and orphaned kittens for Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) and she has developed a keen sense of their needs. She’s learned how to encourage each […]

By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican The Kiwanis show was awesome again this year. Lots of fun was had, the chili was amazing and lots of wonderful folks stopped by our booth to donate, sign up for the door prize or just to share a story. It was wonderful to see old friends […]

by Cathy Davis    I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love animals. Digging through some old photos that my mother had in a dresser drawer, I came across a black and white photo of me at probably four years old, standing in front of the old clunker car, wearing my Sunday best dress, white […]

Yard sale to benefit homeless pets By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald The Central Aroostook Humane Society will be having a small yard sale at the shelter  this week.

By Cathy Davis     There is so much going on, where do I start? I guess the best approach is chronological, so let’s start with two weeks ago. Heather Miller, shelter director, and her husband Jon go to the Shelter every night to walk the dogs. This is above and beyond the job description, but […]

Contributed photo Toby, at top of photo, is the Halfway Home Pet Rescue’s mascot due to his permanent brain damage. However, Toby earns his keep at his HHPR’s foster home by helping to rehabilitate young feral cats and kittens and is slowly teaching Callie, a young feral cat, to trust humans by playing with him and curling up to sleep […]