Marilyn and George

Hall Implement generously donates lawnmower to MSSPA

On any business day you can find three generations of Halls busily working at Hall Implement Co. in Windham, Maine. Founded in 1961, the family-owned and-operated John Deere dealership has thrived through good and difficult economic times.  read more »

Keybank supports MSSPA

Community is Key to helping abused horses

On Tuesday, May 25th, KeyBank closed its doors to banking business and set about a different kind of business for the afternoon. KeyBank employees wearing red t-shirts emblazoned with “Neighbors Make a Difference” went into local communities to deliver volunteer service of many kinds. The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals was very fortunate to have an afternoon’s assistance from KeyBankers Kathy Morrell and Alyson Trempe.  read more »

Marilyn L. Goodreau

2010 Buy-a-Bale Campaign Begins

Every year the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals feeds its animals more than 25,000 bales of hay. Depending on weather conditions, the farm yields between 5,000 and 6,000 bales of hay from its own fields during each hay season. Last season the average cost for a bale of hay was $5.00. Right now the Society is providing rehabilitation and care for nearly 90 horses.  read more »

Save Sweetheart the horse

Help Save Sweetheart

Sweetheart will steal your heart.  Like so many who are brought to the Society’s barns, she had all but lost hope.  We received little information about her.  How had she gotten in this
shocking condition?  She was so thin, with ribs, spine, tail head, and hipbones protruding through her rain-rotted, dull winter coat.  Her skinny rump was covered in patches of infected skin, bare from the loss of hair, and hot to the touch.  read more »

Recent Form 990s

Click on the links below to download copies of the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals' recent 990s  read more »

First-grade twins Adele and Grant, assisted by their younger brother Wyatt, load returnables for the collection effort.

Narragansett Hay for Horses

The MSSPA knows that when it comes to saving the lives of animals, one is never too young to make a difference. The first-graders of the Narragansett School in Gorham proved this after raising $570 for the Society. This money is designated to help keep the barn’s hay loft stocked and the horses’ bellies full.  read more »

Morgan Kendall starts the Recycle for Rescue program

Recycle for Rescue

For many people across the state, times are still tough and money is tight. Priorities have shifted, and the focus of most is now one essentials. The Society is no exception.  read more »

cat purple pagoda

Win This Pagoda Tree!

This delightful piece of hand-crafted feline furniture could be yours!  For the modest price of $5.00, you may purchase a raffle ticket and a chance to win this fabulous cat palace.* At the same time, you will be supporting the animals of the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.  read more »

Every Bale Counts

The wet weather conditions in Maine this summer have damaged crops for gardeners and farmers alike. But no crop has been more severely harmed than hay. When there are 90 horses to be fed each day, every bale of hay helps to keep one of our formerly abused or neglected animals contentedly chewing.  read more »

Please telephone the MSSPA toll free at
1-800-482-7447 concerning animal care, neglect of large animals anywhere in the state