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TLAER is Coming to MSSPA

The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals will be hosting a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue™ training event June 30 – July 2, 2012.Read more »

Minis Need Maximum Help!

When Michelle and Misty were first rescued by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Animal Rescue League of Boston, they were severely underweight, laden with interRead more »

Toto hears the hay cart!

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community of horse lovers to sustain a horse rescue non-profit. This notion is behind the current Buy a Bale campaign at Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.Read more »

MSPCA’s rescued mini horses are almost home free

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Freeport Tack Company

4th Annual Used Tack Sale

Saturday April 28th, 9am – 12pm
Freeport Tack Co.
132 US Route 1
Freeport, ME 04032
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ASPCA

The Deep Freeze Is Over!

During the fall of 2011 the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals came to grips with a hard, cold truth that had plagued the barn for years – an old sink and hose closet that froze in cRead more »

Cat adoptions at msspa

Pinky Picks Her Person!

Literally and figuratively, horses are the Big Things at the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals. The horses have an impressive presence at the Windham barn, requiring acres of space and a committed staff of many workers and volunteersRead more »

Ed Wolak, KoKo Puff, MSSPA President Marilyn Goodreau, and Kimberly Wolak Garret

Dunkin' Donuts executive helps abused horses

Kimberly Garrett is a remarkable young woman. She is well-educated, ambitious, hard-working, and successful.Read more »

Tasha and Honey Rose

Society Announces Volunteer Intern

More Volunteers Sought to Help Area Nonprofit Care for Abused Horses.
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Noah and Robyn Cuffey

Could This Be Your Valentine Sweetheart?

There may be no better time than now to adopt a certain young, willing and handsome horse from the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.Read more »

Allie when she was seized

Please vote to help the animals sheltered at the MSSPA!

Go to here and fill in your name, email and zip code; scroll down to our region (Greater Portland/ Lewiston/ Auburn); chose ‘other’ and start typing Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals – our name will appear, click on it and then scroll to the bottom of the page and cast your vote!Read more »

Windham Primary School Second Graders

Windham Primary School Second Graders Save, Spend, and Donate

Windham Primary School Second Graders - eight classrooms in all - worked hard throughout the holiday season to show their awareness and concern for the rescued animals living at the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.Read more »

Michelle and Pippin

Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals Hires Volunteer Coordinator

The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, New England’s largest equine rescue and rehabilitation center, today announced it has hired Michelle Melaragno as its Volunteer Coordinator.Read more »

Winter horse

Winter’s coming!

At the MSSPA barn in Windham, that means life for the horses and the staff gets a lot more complicated and more challenging.Read more »

Buy a Bale Letter

Buy a Bale Letter from Marilyn L. Goodreau

Every year the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals feeds out more than 25,000 bales of hay. Right now the MSSPA is providing for more than 90 horses either at the farm or in community placements. Each horse eats approximately one bale of hay per day.Read more »