Progress made in fund-raising effort
By Christine Cowett Robinson
Special to the Star-Herald
If you didn’t get a chance to visit us at Tractor Supply last Saturday, keep your ears open for the next adoption fair. This one was a great success! We adopted out eight cats and one dog and made over $400 in generous donations, bringing us about $1,500 closer to our $5,000 goal.
Photo courtesy of Christine Robinson
A Potential adopter who did not give her name was one of many who stopped to check out the cats up for adoption during a fundraiser at Tractor Supply Company in Presque Isle recently. Money raised will be used toward the Central Aroostook Humane Society’s Spay and Neuter Program.
One of the cats who found a wonderful loving home was Trixie, a beautiful Maine Coon, who had been at the shelter almost a year! We met some great people and shared some wonderful stories about our beloved pets. I brought my dogs Rusty and Zoe to represent all the wonderful dogs that are at the shelter; they were quite relaxed and enjoyed all of the attention they got. These fairs are so much fun for us; we get to hear all about animals that started their journey at our shelter and ended in a loving home. That makes what we do all worthwhile.
Carolyn Cheney, a Central Aroostook Humane Society board member for 30+ years, was one of several who volunteered their time to explain the shelter’s Spay and Neuter Program and answer questions at a fund-raising event held Feb. 5 at Tractor Supply Company in Presque Isle.
February is National Prevent a Litter Month and Feb. 22 is National Spay Day; to celebrate, the Central Aroostook Humane Society is asking you to help us reach our donation goal of $5,000 to go towards altering shelter animals. If every person who reads this article sent us $1 we would be well on our way.
We were experiencing problems with our PayPal donate button but that has been fixed, so please go to our website www.centralaroostookhumanesociety.org and hit the “donate” button! If you would like to send us a donation through the mail, send it to: Central Aroostook Humane Society, 26 Cross St., Presque Isle, ME 04769.
Photo courtesy of Christine Robinson
Zoe Robinson, adopted 13 years ago from CAHS and a shelter mascot, greeted visitors to a fundraiser at Tractor Supply Company in Presque Isle on Feb. 5.
Kitten season is almost upon us and we want you to think about the following: Did you know that two intact cats can create 67 cats in just two years? In nine years, two cats and their kittens can create 11,606,707 cats! Likewise, dogs can produce 128 pups in two years and 67,000 in six years. (data courtesy of Louisiana SPCA) I can’t think of any better reason to spay and neuter your pets. Male neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families, whereas unsterilized, unsupervised males roam in search of a mate, risking injury in traffic and in fights with other males. They mark territory by spraying strong-smelling urine on surfaces. (info courtesy of aspca.org) By altering animals before they leave our shelter, we are absolutely ensuring they won’t be reproducing.
My 5-year-old daughter and I went sliding the other day, and we brought our dogs with us. At first they were so happy just to follow us up and down the hill, but as they began to get tired, my pug decided it would be much more fun and a lot less work if he just rode down the hill with us in the sled. I wish I had a picture; it was just way too funny.
My dogs all have much different personalities, and I notice with them, just like with people, being inside too much will make them cranky. My boy Tucker has been quite irritable and growly at the other dogs, so I am trying to get him out and exercised more. He needs to have a chance to blow off some steam instead of having unspent energy.
THE SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM at the Central Aroostook Humane Society got a boost over the weekend, thanks to a fund-raising event held at Tractor Supply Company in Presque Isle that raised over $400 to help reduce the pet population. Pictured at the event talking “dog” from left are: Anna Robinson and her mother, Christine Robinson, and Susan Chandler.
Getting outside in the fresh air does us all good, helps us to lower our anxiety and also helps us to sleep better; it does the same for our pets. Just keep an eye on them so that they do not get chilled. Dogs and cats can experience frostbite and hypothermia just like people.
Have you heard about the group Friends of CAHS? This group meets quarterly at the public library in Presque Isle; they help support the Board in our events and also have fundraisers of their own. If you would like more information on becoming a Friend of CAHS, sent an e-mail to Friendsofcahs@yahoo.com.
If you are looking for a friend for life, visit the Central Aroostook Humane Society.
The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, or you can call the shelter at 764-3441.
Please be part of the solution by spaying and neutering your pets!
