Animal Rescues in Maine
Listings updated 10/12/2023
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Maine Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Kennebec Valley Humane Society | 10 Pethaven Lane | 04330-6119 | (207) 626-3491 | https://pethavenlane.org/ |
| Augusta | Dogs | Maine Greyhound Placement Service | 231 Old Belgrade Road | 04330-8055 | (207) 557-3166 | https://www.greyhoundplacement.com/ |
| Bangor | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Bangor Humane Society | 693 Mt. Hope Avenue | 04401-5606 | (207) 942-8902 | https://www.bangorhumane.org/ |
| Brooksville | Horses + Donkeys | Bagaduce River Equine Rescue | 111 Bagaduce Road | 04617-3801 | (207) 632-5560 | https://bagaduceriverequinerescue.weebly.com/ |
| Brunswick | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Midcoast Humane | 5 Industrial Parkway (See site for other locations) | 04011-2209 | (207) 449-1366 | https://midcoasthumane.org/ |
| Calais | Cats + Dogs | PAWS Brave Hearts | 368 South Street | 04619-1123 | (207) 454-7662 | https://www.facebook.com/pawsbravehearts/ |
| Camden | Cats + Dogs | PAWS Animal Adoption Center | 123 John Street | 04843-1936 | (207) 236-8702 | https://www.pawscares.org/ |
| Caribou | Cats | Halfway Home Pet Rescue – Feline Rescue & Rehabilitation | 489 Main Street | 04736-4413 | (207) 999-1075 | https://halfwayhomepetrescue.org/ |
| Cherryfield | Cats + Dogs | The Ark Animal Shelter | 60 Barber Lane | 04622 | (207) 546-3484 | https://thearkpets.org/ |
| Clinton | Cats + Dogs | Charley’s Strays | Please call or email for directions to the facility. | 04927 | (207) 325-8894 | https://charleysstrays.us/ |
| Cumberland | Cats | Hart Adoption Center & Shelter for cats | 302 Range Road | 04021-9701 | (207) 829-4116 | https://www.hartofme.org/ |
| Farmington | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Franklin County Animal Shelter | 550 Industry Road | 04938-5633 | (207) 778-2638 | https://fcanimalshelter.org/ |
| Fryeburg | Cats + Dogs | Harvest Hills Animal Shelter | 1389 Bridgton Road | 04037-4018 | (207) 935-4358 | https://harvesthills.org/ |
| Kennebunk | Cats + Dogs+ Birds+Small | AWS (Animal Welfare Society) | 46 Holland Road | 04043-6278 | (207) 985-3244 | https://animalwelfaresociety.org/ |
| Lee | Animal Human Therapy | 4R Animal Shelter (Horses) | 202 Thomas Hill Road | 04455-4325 | (207) 738-2248 | https://4ranimalshelter.org/ |
| Lewiston | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Greater Androscoggin Humane Society | 55 Strawberry Avenue | 04240-5962 | (207) 783-2311 | https://gahumane.org/ |
| Old Town | Cats + Dogs | Animal Orphanage | 71 Airport Road | 04468-1312 | (207) 827-8777 | https://www.animalorphanageoldtown.com/ |
| Sebec | Cats + Dogs | Give a Dog a Home | 187 Downs Road | 04481-3125 | https://www.giveadogahome-rescue.org/ | |
| Skowhegan | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Somerset Humane Society | 123 Middle Road | 04976 | (207) 474-6493 | http://shsanimalshelter.com/ |
| South Paris | Cats + Dogs | Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills | 9 Swallow Road | 04281-6541 | (207) 743-8679 | https://www.responsiblepetcare.org/ |
| Thomaston | Cats + Dogs | Pope Memorial Humane Society | 25 Buttermilk Lane | 04861-3200 | (207) 594-2200 | https://www.humanesocietyofknoxcounty.org/ |
| Trenton | Cats + Dogs | SPCA of Hancock County | 141 Bar Harbor Road | 04605-5813 | (207) 667-8088 | https://www.spcahancockcounty.org/ |
| Waterville | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Humane Society Waterville Area | 100 Webb Road | 04901-4203 | (207) 873-2430 | https://hswa.org/ |
| Wells | Cats | Safe Haven Humane Society | 1420 Post Road | 04090-4508 | (207) 646-1611 | https://www.safehavenhumanesociety.org/ |
| Westbrook | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | ARLGP (Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland) | 217 Landing Road | 04092-4164 | (207) 854-9771 | https://arlgp.org/ |
| Windham | Horses | MSSPA | 279 River Road | 04062-4136 | (207) 892-3040 | https://www.msspa.org/ |