A happy ending for Cocoa
PET BULLETIN
‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society
Gloria Towle
Board Member
Well, if you saw Angela Christoforos’s feature story on WAGM last week, then you also may have a warm fuzzy feeling in your heart along with the rest of us at the Central Aroostook Humane Society.
Photo courtesy of Chris Robinson
COCOA is now at home with owners Randy and Nancy Young, after a brief stay at the Central Aroostook Humane Socierty. 
Cocoa came to the shelter a while back and after a while, Manager Betsy Hallett decided to feature him as the “Pet of the Week” on WAGM. A friend of Randy and Nancy Young saw the clip and immediately called the shelter.
After two months of having no idea where their beloved dog was, Randy and Nancy were happily reunited at the shelter and were able to finally take their beautiful Cocoa home. These are the stories that we love to hear — and this is the reason the girls at the shelter work so hard every day to take care of each and every lost and stray animal that comes through the shelter doors.
Lost pets could have a much better chance of returning to their owners if they are microchipped. The Central Aroostook Kennel Club generously donated a new microchip scanner to the Shelter a couple years ago. The scanner works very efficiently and is quick to tell if a pet is chipped or not.
Microchipping gives pet owners piece of mind in the event their pet is lost or missing. This technology can be so important if a pet is found and is not wearing tags. The lost pet is scanned and if a chip is present, it will identify a registered number that will then identify the owner’s information.
This procedure takes the same amount of time it takes to give any injection. It literally takes seconds. A needle is used to place a little chip under the animal’s skin, usually between the shoulder blades. That chip has a unique number on it that can be picked up and read by our new scanner given by the Kennel Club. Many different animals can be chipped including horses, dogs, cats, ferrets and most other mammals.
It’s important for pet owners to know that a microchip is only one part of your pet’s identification system. Your pet also should have a collar with tags on it and most importantly a phone number where they can be reached.
If you are looking for a special pet to add to your family, stop by the Central Aroostook Humane Society. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing for lunch noon to 12:30 p.m. You can check us out on Facebook and Petfinders.com.
Remember to be responsible, spay and neuter your pets.
