Save the date: Toast to the Animals
PET BULLETIN
‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society
By Gloria Towle
We are getting excited: we have set the date! The University of Maine at Presque Isle Campus Center and Aramark have teamed up with the Central Aroostook Humane Society to put on the Sixth Annual Toast to the Animals — a beer and wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser.
This event has been growing each year by leaps and bounds and we decided a larger venue was needed. The Toast will be held Friday, Nov. 13, from 6-9 p.m. at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Campus Center. Tickets are $15, available at the door, and all the proceeds will benefit the Central Aroostook Humane Society.
We depend on our sponsors and generous silent auction donations to help make this event happen. This has become our shelter’s largest and most popular annual fundraiser. The evening will bring good friends together to sample and enjoy a variety of wine, beer and food options. You can browse and bid on over 100 silent auction items, try your luck with a 50/50 raffle and maybe you will win some of our wonderful door prizes.
We would love to have businesses and especially individuals become sponsors, which helps with the cost of putting on this event. For a $100 sponsorship donation, you would receive two tickets to the event (a $30 value), recognition at the event and on the CAHS Facebook page, and the knowledge that you have played an important role in helping to shelter and protect animals in need in Aroostook County. Individuals can also sponsor in memory of a loved one or a beloved pet. Enjoy a night of socializing, music and good cheer for a great cause. Watch future articles for updates.
If you are interested in being a sponsor or donating for our silent auction, please call (207) 227-1719 or e-mail csmith.esquire@gmail.com. Sponsorship donation checks can be made payable to “CAHS” and mailed to 650 Main Street, Suite B, Presque Isle Maine, 04769.
Halloween tips
It’s Halloween night and the doorbell is continuously ringing. This may be very frightening to your dog or cat or other pets. You need to have a game plan for them, as well, on Halloween night.
Have a room set up for them and keep them behind closed doors during trick-or-treating hours. Have food, water, a toy or two and a litter box if needed all set up for them.
You saw the cutest costume for your pet — but just because you think a costume for your fur person is cute doesn’t mean that they will enjoy wearing it! Try it on them in advance and see how they react. If they don’t like it, don’t force them to wear it.
If you own a cat and let it go outside, remember that this a bad time of year for cats. Vicious people tend to find Halloween an excuse to hurt or kill them. Keep them inside for a few days and nights. While they may whine a bit because they are used to going outside, they’ll be safer in the house where you can keep an eye on them. There’s no need for a pet to run free anyway; keep it home where it’s safe all year long.
We would love to have you stop by and see the beautiful animals that are waiting for a loving family to call their own. Check us out at petfinders.com and Facebook! Remember to be responsible pet owners: spay and neuter your pets.
Gloria J. Towle is the secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Aroostook Humane Society.
