Debbie McLain operates the Downeast Equine and Large Animal Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit as well as a state licensed animal shelter. If you would like to donate to, or volunteer at, the shelter our address is PO Box 485, Cherryfield, Maine 04622. To schedule a visit call 638-3005 or e-mail us at downeastelas@hotmail.com. All donations go directly to animal care and feed and are greatly appreciated.
Welcome to another issue of The Good News Paper. We have been pretty busy all summer so I haven’t gotten an article in for a while. Things have started to slow down now that the colder weather is finally here. The ground has started to freeze so it isn’t so muddy which is great. There ...
Well, another summer has come – and pretty much gone. Things have been pretty hectic here all summer. I spend most of my days outside, which is why I haven’t gotten a column in here for the past couple of months. There have been lots of improvements made and lots of changes. We have adopted ...
The bees will be arriving soon for the blueberry fields, and there are peep frogs everywhere. With the new cleared land even the horses are ranging farther up the field each day. One of the most asked questions from visitors to the shelter is “won’t the bigger animals hurt the smaller ones?” Here at DELAS ...
Spring is definitely upon us, we had a lot of snow until this past week when it rained for two days. There were a few nice warm days a week or so ago, hopefully a harbinger of things to come. The chickens have started laying again and the sheep and goats have started going farther ...
Let me start this month by apologizing for my mistake last month. I said that we would have our annual fundraiser at the end of July. Due to scheduling conflicts Hootenanny 2 will be held on Saturday, August 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. with a rain date of August 29. This event will be ...
As I sit here tonight and try to get this article out before the deadline the only thing on my mind is how tired I am. It is still early, but then my day starts pretty early. We had a load of Hay delivered at six this morning and somehow we have stayed busy ever ...
Imagine a place where horses, sheep, and goats co-exist as companions, friends, and pasture-mates. Where geese peck through the hay around the feet of a giant draft horse. Where a baby goat climbs to the top of a five foot tall bale of hay only to jump off when his mama calls to him. If ...
