Gift ensures shelter pets’ safety PET BULLETIN ‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald 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 […]
Well, all I can say is WOW! How do you follow up on a day like Saturday with an accurate description of the day? The weather was perfect, the volunteers came out in droves, the donations of baked goods and fresh produce were awesome, it was just about as perfect a day as anybody could ask […]
By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to Aroostook Republican Cats everywhere! I visited the shelter recently and could not believe how many cats we have. It is so sad because they are beautiful, clean, friendly cats.
Contributed photo Little Momma, new mother of six 2-week-old sturdy male kittens, is currently residing at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home. Although tiny in size and very young to be a mother, Little Momma has a huge heart and sense of responsibility when it comes to caring for her boys, who will be ready for adoption […]
Shelter overflowing with cats By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald Cats everywhere! I visited the shelter recently and could not believe how many cats we have. It is so sad because they are beautiful, clean, friendly cats.
Contributed photo Gertrude, an adult female with a Maine coon look, was found wandering on the Access Highway in Caribou and is now living in a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home. She has had a vet checkup, leukemia testing, shots and worming and was treated for parasites. If this is anyone’s pet, they are asked to […]
By Christine Cowett RobinsonSpecial to The Aroostook Republican Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week is Sept. 19-25. According to research done by Petfinder, shelters nationwide have difficulty placing the following pets: 29.9 percent said they had problems placing senior/older pets, 15.3 percent said pets with medical issues and 54.2 percent said “big black dogs.” To celebrate this “special week” […]
Less adoptable pets need homes too PET BULLETIN ‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society By Christine Cowett Robinson Special to the Star-Herald Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week is Sept. 19-25. According to research done by Petfinder, shelters nationwide have difficulty placing the following pets: 29.9 percent said they had problems placing senior/older pets, 15.3 […]
As I walk around the neighborhood, I occasionally hear this comment “I am so glad to see you doing that, not everybody does that”. Occasionally a car will drive by, honk, and give me a thumbs-up. No, I’m not handing out dollar bills, or helping old ladies across the street (I am an old lady, […]
Contributed photo Four-month-old Mary a silky, long-haired female, living at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home, is constantly looking for someone to love and to play with. Mary, who has extra toes on her front feet, was abandoned in a Presque Isle vacated apartment along with her sister, Millie. She is leukemia tested, has current shots, […]
