Seven kittens — Bonnie, Bobby, Autumn, Lily, Lucy, Oliver, Louis and six-month old partially-tamed feral cats June and Sadie— found homes today during the Saturday Adoption Fair located at Tobey’s Treasures on Sweden Street in Caribou. “We were very pleased with the interest by the number of people attending the adoption fair,” said Halfway Home […]
Show older pets the respect they deserve PET BULLETIN ‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald We had a table at Lowe’s last weekend for their Safety Day and had a great time meeting all sorts of people and handing out information regarding the […]
One of the many things I love about our community is our compassion for those less fortunate. There are many people who are true animal lovers who have either lost their jobs during this recession or are fortunate to have jobs but the wages haven’t kept up with inflation. There are those on fixed incomes and […]
Contributed photo Joanna, left, and Suzanna Ridenour of Caribou recently became Level I certified pet-care technicians. In order to become certified at this level the two sisters had demonstrated their knowledge of the basic principles of animal care, office procedures and customer relations as required by the Pet Care Service Association. The Ridenour sisters currently […]
By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican Our next fundraiser, Toast for the Animals, includes wine tasting and a silent auction to benefit the Central Aroostook Humane Society and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 6:30-9 p.m. at Freddy P’s on Main Street in Presque Isle. This event will be hosted by Friends […]
Contributed photo Little Bridget, a 5 week old long-hair black and white female staying at Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) enjoys racing and playing with her three siblings along with a dozen other young kittens. Although not old enough for adoption yet, Bridget is a very pretty kitty and will be available for review during […]
‘Toast for the Animals’ to benefit shelter pets By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald Our next fundraiser, Toast for the Animals, includes wine tasting and a silent auction to benefit the Central Aroostook Humane Society and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 6:30-9 p.m. at Freddy P’s on Main Street in […]
For those of you who attended Rockin the Doghouse event last weekend and enjoyed the piano concert by Chuck Loucka, you can now find video of various numbers from the concert on YouTube and Facebook. A remarkable talent, we are looking forward to a concert in the near future and will keep you informed […]
Contributed photo Halfway Home Pet Rescue (HHPR) is currently providing care for these two 9-week-old siblings, Bobby and Bonnie. Leukemia tested, they have had their first distemper shot, wormed, cleared of fleas and are ready for adoption for a fee of $50 and HHPR will provide for a neuter/spay voucher. The male and female are good with children and other cats; […]
By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to the Aroostook Republican Thanks to a very generous donation from the Presque Isle Rotary Club, we were able to hire Gervais Fence & Guardrail to come to the shelter and put all new doors on our dog kennels. Our old doors were a mess; we had patched them so many […]
