Be Kind to Animals Week

Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week!

May 4th - 10th has been designated as a week for each of us to do just that much more in making this world a place for all animals and for ourselves.  read more »

Horse Rescuers Party at Pineland Farms!

Supporters and staffers of the MSSPA partnered with Pineland Farms on October 28, 2007 to celebrate the Society's first annual "Ride To Rescue" campaign. The celebration featured prizes for registered "Riders", demonstrations of dressage and therapeutic riding  read more »

Party-goers "spare change" helps horses

Rylee Pepin of Windham just turned five on July 20, 2008 and loves visiting the horse farm with her mother, Kathy Pepin. They regularly visit the farm twice a week, and have fallen in love with several of the horses. Rylee and her mother wanted to share the MSSPA farm with Rylee's friends  read more »

Donation Cans Project to Aid Abused Horses

The MSSPA is thrilled to announce the start of its Aid for Abused Horses donation can program. With the generous volunteer assistance of Emma and her mother, Jodi, the Society has begun collecting coffee cans/covers  read more »

Down East magazine features Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals

Down East magazine features the story of the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals! On July 15th, the August issue of Down East magazine will hit the newsstands  read more »

Summer legal intern helps MSSPA

Maine's premier horse rescue and rehabilitation facility proudly announces the appointment of Carolyn M. Schnurr as its 2008 summer legal intern, courtesy of the Maine Association for Public Interest Law. MAPIL is the local affiliate of the National Association for Public Interest Law.  read more »

Key Bank volunteers help abused horses

On Tuesday, May 20th, a special group of Key Bankers appeared at the farm facility of the MSSPA to donate their time and talent on behalf of horses seized from neglect or abuse situations. The horses of the Society give a great big whinny to Windham,  read more »

Horse rescuers saved from death by chocolate!

Thanks to the quick pens and open checkbooks of guests at the MSSPA’s "Fill the Fountain" reception held on May 15th in the sumptuous lobby of Maine Bank & Trust on Congress Street in Portland, Society staffers were saved from having to eat everything dipped in chocolate from the chocolate fountain.  read more »

Don't Forget The Pets!

Across the country as people overwhelmed by debt face foreclosure and loss of their homes, sometimes the most vulnerable - pets - are left behind. As heartbreaking as it may be for the people who ar  read more »

Good Winter Care Is Essential for Maine horses

If you want to have a healthy, well-conditioned horse, good winter care is essential. Winter weather brings challenges to providing feed, water, and shelter to your horse  read more »