Rescue of the Month
Every month we will feature a different rescue.
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Rescue of the Month: Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills
By Susan Spisak - Mar 01Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills (RPC) in Maine's Western Region is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, no-kill shelter and adoption center with an ...
Rescue of the Month: Tall Tails Beagle Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Jan 01In 2016, I chatted with Chris Abbe, founder of the 501(c)3 Tall Tails Beagle Rescue (TTBR). I was impressed with his dedicated nonprofit and ...
Rescue of the Month: The Green Ark
By Susan Spisak - Nov 01Athena Carriere's life changed with a Facebook crosspost. It outlined the imminent euthanization of a pregnant southern shelter dog. “I had no ...
Rescue of the Month: Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County
By Susan Spisak - Aug 01The 501 (c) 3 Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County (PMHSKC) was highlighted in the Downeast Dog News in 2016 when they opened their new ...
Rescue of the Month: Souly Maine Pets Rescue
By Susan Spisak - May 31Janet Heard has been rescuing animals since 2003. She's not only been involved with area rescues but initiated one that saved dogs from shelters ...
Rescue of the Month: The Animal Orphanage
By Susan Spisak - Apr 01Back in the day, a group of like-minded individuals got together to start this no-kill 501 (c) 3 shelter. The town's powers-that-be agreed to turn ...
Rescue of the Month: Somerset Humane Society
By Susan Spisak - Feb 01When I rang up Somerset Humane Society (SHS) in Skowhegan to learn more about this animal shelter, the friendly Chelsea Braley answered. Since she ...
December Rescue of the Month: Pittie Posse Rescue & Sanctuary
By Susan Spisak - Nov 30Britt Bolnick rescued her first Pit Bull from the streets of New York City 20 years ago, and since then, she's been on a mission. That dog was ...
Rescue of the Month: Second Chance Boxer Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Sep 01Second Chance Boxer Rescue, Inc. (SCBR) is an independent, 501(c)3 non-profit that places Boxers in loving homes. The Boxers come to them for a ...
Rescue of the Month: Passion for Pets Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Jul 01The popular and heartfelt quote, “Saving one dog won't change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will be changed forever,” is the ...
Rescue of the Month: Humane Society Waterville Area
By Susan Spisak - Feb 01Since 1970, Humane Society Waterville Area, aka HSWA, has had the mission of sheltering animals until they find permanent homes, to educate the ...
Rescue of the Month: Catahoula Rescue of New England
By Susan Spisak - Dec 01Shannon Nachajko and Mark Deane adopted a black and white Catahoula Leopard, a hunting and herding dog, from a local shelter in 2006. Poncho was ...
Rescue of the Month: Rescue Charlie’s Friends Dog Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Sep 01Janine Hague was volunteering for a Maine nonprofit when she fostered a frightened black Lab mix pup and his sister - both were rescued from a ...
Rescue of the Month: Bangor Humane Society
By Susan Spisak - Jul 01“We decided that we needed to invest in the future of our organization and in the future of the pets in our community,” said Suzan Prendergast, ...
Rescue of the Month: Emma’s Angels Rescue
By Susan Spisak - May 01Cheryl Monkiewicz has been rescuing animals for two decades but officially began her own foster-based non-profit out of North Berwick in July of ...
Rescue of the Month: Maine Coast Animal Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Mar 04“I just thought I could make a huge difference,” said Danielle Blake, Board President for the all-volunteer Maine Coast Animal Rescue (MCAR) on ...
Rescue of the Month: Harvest Hills Animal Shelter
By Susan Spisak - Dec 28“I think there's lots of things that make us different,” said Joan McBurnie, Executive Director and Manager for Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in ...
Rescue of the Month: Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Nov 01Monique Kramer, D.V.M. and founder of this month's featured non-profit says she has been “doing rescue forever.” In 2005, she obtained a Maine ...
Rescue of the Month: Maine Greyhound Placement Service
By Susan Spisak - Aug 01For 25 years, the Maine Greyhound Placement Service (MGPS) has been dedicated to finding terrific homes for retired racing Greyhounds in Maine and ...
Rescue of the Month: Buddy Up Animal Society
By Susan Spisak - Jun 01Founded in 2011, the 501(c)3 Buddy Up Animal Society's (BUAS) mission is to rescue dogs and cats that are out of options, often in high-kill ...