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 »

The Team

IDEXX Volunteers Work for the Animals!

Every day dozens of animals – horses, cats, goats and others – receive life-savings tests and medications at the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.  Veterinarians for the Society  read more »

Dunkin Donuts supports MSSPA

Dunkin Donuts Designates MSSPA to Receive Donations

Thank you to The Wolak Group, owner of numerous Dunkin Donut franchises, which has generously selected the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals as the local charity to receive customer donations from its store collection boxes in Yarmouth, Falmouth, Portland, Gorham and Westbrook stores from now through December 1st  read more »

Candy and Julia

MSSPA’s newest fund-raiser – Julia Stanton

Start with one talented and compassionate young woman, add a fiddle, multiply by several barns full of once-abused or neglected horses, a group of goats, don’t forget the cats or pot-bellied pigs, subtract self-interest, then divide into local farmers’ markets and the result is the MSSPA’s newest fund-raiser – Julia Stanton!  read more »

Girl Scout Coloring Book

Girl Scouts Create New Coloring Book for the Animals!

Following the tenets of their creed, to make the world a better place, members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 1307 of Gorham, Maine have turned intent into action, while also providing untold hours of entertainment for kids, by producing a brand new coloring book for the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.  read more »

Deb Gellerson with cats

Photo of gorgeous cats wins a cash prize

News flash!  Deb Gellerson’s photography talent and her gorgeous cats just won a cash prize from the Sanford Savings Institution!  Congratulations to Deb, whose compassion and love for her cats sh  read more »

Vote for the MSSPA as a Write-In Candidate in Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More Grant Making Initiative

Please vote to help the animals sheltered here at the MSSPA!  Go to http://www.bangor.com/cmm and fill in your name, email and zip code; scroll down to our region (Greater Portland/ Lewiston/ Auburn)  read more »

Shopping for high fashion halters and lead lines

Mrs. Rich’s second grade class 2010 visit to MSSPA

At the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, founded in 1872, we know something about traditions.  It has long been a tradition here to work closely with the public, with law enforcement officials, and the best professionals in the field of veterinary medicine to serve animals once abused and  neglected. But we are not alone when it comes to creating and carrying on traditions to help the animals.   read more »

Steve Giroux, CEO of Giroux Energy Solutions

More than heartwarming

Giroux Energy of Portland, Maine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. After 51 years of serving the community’s energy needs for fuel oil, K1, propane and Bioheat®, the Giroux family has become more than good folks with a successful business; they are our neighbors and friends.  read more »

From left, Michael, Christine, Janine, and Dick

Jane Petrin

Robert Frost’s classic poem was significant to Jane Petrin. Lifelong horsewoman Jane herself took the road less traveled, and she took it as she did so many things in life – on horseback. I didn’t meet Jane. I knew her reputation as a wonderful horse owner, equestrian, competitor, riding instructor and mentor.  read more »