AWS staff, Megan Arsenault and Ben Prevatt, say goodbye to

Executive Director, Steve Jacobsen, at the shelter on Tuesday afternoon. Megan and Ben arrived in Joplin, Missouri on Wednesday afternoon to help with animal recovery efforts from last month's tornado. Within hours of their arrival, Megan and Ben have reported back that they were busy caring for cats that were spayed and neutered that day. 

Our friends at the ASPCA contacted AWS looking for qualified animal care professionals and the two volunteered to go.They will be working with animals that are sick or injured and have been separated from their families. Megan and Ben will be helping for nine days.   

Watch WMTW's coverage of their trip!

The AWS Foster Care Program cares for hundreds of pets every year and we need YOUR help!

Kitten Season is here!   

There are pregnant cats, orphaned kittens, and litters of kittens with their Moms in need of a place to stay until they are big enough to be adopted.  

Can you help?

Our Foster Program is now managed by our three senior animal care technicians, Jocelyn, Jen and Karen, to ensure that you will always have someone to talk with about questions or concerns.  

All you need is a safe place in your home, away from family pets, and lots of love! AWS will provide everything else...beds, toys, food, litter, medical care...you name it!

PLEASE FILL OUT A FOSTER FAMILY APPLICATION 

and fax to the foster care coordinators at 207-985-1446, or drop by with your application.

Questions? foster@animalwelfaresociety.org

We have some gems that are have been at the shelter for three weeks or longer that are really hoping to spend their summer in a new home. We'll help make it a little easier by reducing their adoption fee to $125.The fee still includes spay/neuter surgery, collar, leash and identification tags, vaccines, a certificate for a free health exam and a certificate for half price obedience classes. 

You know you're ready for a new dog - so take advantage today! The lowered fees are a limited time offer. 

Check out the spectacular residents that have already packed their bags, and are ready move on out of here and begin a new adventure with you!

It's that time of year once again: time to consider donating antiques, vintage items, quality or interesting collectibles to the Animal Welfare Society's booth at the 83rd annual Kennebunk Antiques Show and Sale!  

For more than 30 years Liz and John DeSimone of Goosefare Promotions have hosted this fine annual event which is sponsored by The Animal Welfare Society. It will be held Saturday, August 6th from 10-5 and Sunday, August 7th from 10-4 at Kennebunk High School. This has been a very successful event for AWS thanks to the support of individuals like you.

The Animal Welfare Society benefits from this event in two ways: The AWS is given a booth at the show in which we sell donated antiques as well as quality vintage and collectible items with all of the proceeds going to help the more than 3,600 animals we serve annually, and the AWS receives a generous donation from the show promoters, John and Liz DeSimone.   

If you have an antique, vintage item or collectible that you wish to donate to the sale, please contact Debbie at (207) 286-6517 or Fran at (207) 985-3721 and arrange drop off at the AWS or pick up. We'd like to have all items by July 8th. Please, no appliances or yard sale items.

Thanks to the Sponsors, Donors, Artists, Buyers and Volunteers, this year's Art Auction was even more successful than last year!  Nearly $20,000 went right to the animals! 

 

The event took place at the elegant Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport starting with a champagne reception and fabulous food while bidders viewed the more than 50 pieces of donated art.

     

Contributing Artists include:

James Bangs, Paul Bonneau, Mimi Gregoire Carpenter, Mary Anne Carey, Eve Corey, Cheryl Dahn, Robert Dennis, Iona Tate Desmond, Carol Gagnon, Linda Gerson, Jacoba Remick Goldman, Louise Gryzbowski, Gloria Gustafson, Marcia Hamlyn, Elizabeth Hay, Frank Handlen, Elizabeth Hay, LuAnn Hume, Beverly Jockers, Norma Johnsen, Gillet Page, W. Robert Paine, Ellen Pelletier, Barbara Perry, Michael A. Palmer, Suzanne M. Payne, Dennis Poirier, Richard Reminger, Sue Rioux, Holly Ross, Mary Ann Kennedy, Judith Logan, Carol Travers Lummus, Ernestine Lyman, Caren-Marie Michel, Evelyn Harper Neill, M.L. Norton, Sylvia Orchard, Louis Rizzo, Marjorie Rizzo, Nancy Robinson, Carol Santora, Nadine Schoepfle, Fran Scully, Linda Shea, Kelly Jo Shows, Faith Strobel, Judith Totman, Richard Winslow, Charlie Wright, Wade Zahares and Karin Wendland Cole.   

A special thank you to Karin Wendland-Cole, Phyllis Biasin, The Robinson Family and Gerald & Laura Ross for donating pieces from their collections.  

 

This year's event was sponsored by:  

The Best of Everything,

Biddeford Savings,  

and Kennebunk Beach Realty  

with generous support from Key Bank, Alisson's Restaurant & a Furry Family.

Second only to Strut Your Mutt, the Art Auction and Gala has become a major fundraiser for the shelter with 100% of ticket and art sales going directly to Animal Care!  

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
11:00am - 7:00pm

Saturday and Sundays
11:00am - 4:30pm

Closed on Wednesdays for staff training.