Pets

14 years ago

Yard sale to benefit homeless pets

By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican The Central Aroostook Humane Society will be having a small yard sale at the shelter  this week. We have some items that really need homes! Remember, that our $20 sale on cats also ends this month, so adopt your friend for life now. We will also be […]

14 years ago

April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month

April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald The Open Market was so much fun. Again, we, as board members and Friends of CAHS, met many wonderful people.

14 years ago

These cool cats all need a home

A new family is touching the hearts of Halfway Home Pet Rescue volunteers. The entire affectionately named family — Mr. Joe Cool, Mrs. Josie Cool, and their sons, Jim, Jack and Jake — is currently residing at a foster home. Joe Cool has now been neutered, leukemia/AIDS tested, has received his distemper and rabies shots, […]

14 years ago

Ark Animal Sanctuary News

By Lorraine Monfils    A while back I received a phone call from a young lady who was calling to ask if we could take in a cat with AIDS. I asked all the necessary questions, including where she lived. When she replied that her residence was in Pennsylvania, I was very surprised. I quickly asked […]

14 years ago

Helping furry friends stay fit

Helping furry friends stay fit By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald It is always fun to pamper our “babies” with treats but it is very easy to overdo it.

14 years ago

Pet Talk

by Cathy Davis    I love this time of year, when the days are a little longer, the sun has more strength in it, the snow is receding like an old man’s hairline, ice shacks are coming off the lake, talk of “ice out” permeates conversations, and you start to see the first of the yard […]

14 years ago

Bear can barely wait to find a new home

Bear is living at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home and is extremely anxious to find a home with lots and lots of love. He is a 2- to 3-year-old neutered male, leukemia/AIDS tested, current distemper and rabies shots, and is cleared of any parasites. Bear was raised in a home with four other […]

15 years ago

Coonhound needs a family

Coonhound needs a family By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald It worked! Because of listing Allie as Pet of the Week, she has found a wonderful forever home. Her new owner was a bit concerned because she is such a big girl, but I believe that once she is out of her cage […]

15 years ago

Ann needs a home

          Contributed photo Ann is an 8-month-old spayed female who is living at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home. She is leukemia tested negative, has distemper and rabies shots, cleared of worms and has a 30-day Revolution treatment for prevention of parasites. According to HHPR volunteers, Ann is sweet, friendly […]

15 years ago

‘Allie’ cat in search of a home

By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican So far our cat sale is working and we are moving cats into wonderful loving homes; until further notice, all cat adoptions are only $20. Cats are wonderful, independent companions. But what would happen if cats were left to their own devices; if there was no animal […]