Pets of the Week

Pets of the Week

Editor's Note: Pets of the Week profiles dogs, cats and other animals currently up for adoption at the Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk.

AWS executive appointed to national advisory council

The Humane Society of the United States has announced that Animal Welfare Society Executive Director Steven M. Jacobsen has been appointed a member of the Companion Animals Advisory Council (CAAC).

Ongoing

March is "Adopt-A-Guinea Pig" month

The Animal Welfare Society and Petfinder.com, the largest nationwide database of homeless pets, have announced March's designation as Adopt-a-Rescued-Guinea-Pig Month.

Safe Haven Humane Society of Wells joins Petfinder.com

Safe Haven Humane Society has recently joined other animal welfare organizations in the area who list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.

Striving to help feral felines in York County

In February, an estimated 50 feral cats were surgically sterilized in a spay/neuter clinic as part of a communitywide Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program.