Pets & Families Thriving Together
Founded in 1967, Animal Welfare Society (AWS) is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization located in Kennebunk, Maine.
Pets and Families Thriving Together
Founded in 1967, Animal Welfare Society (AWS) is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization located in Kennebunk, Maine.
Home for the Holidays
Warm nights by the fireplace, snow-filled adventures, cozy lap naps, now is the time to adopt your new best friend. Let’s get our resident pets – like River seen here – home for the holidays!
Home for the Holidays
Warm nights by the fireplace, snow-filled adventures, cozy lap naps, now is the time to adopt your new best friend. Let’s get our resident pets home for the holidays!
Home for the Holidays
Warm nights by the fireplace, snow-filled adventures, cozy lap naps, now is the time to adopt your new best friend. Let’s get our residents pets – like River seen here – home for the holidays!
Home for the Holidays
Warm nights by the fireplace, snow-filled adventures, cozy lap naps, now is the time to adopt your new best friend. Let’s get our residents pets home for the holidays!
Our mission
Animal Welfare Society exists to serve as the safety net for lost and homeless pets and to provide access to affordable services and resources necessary for long term well-being, so pets and their families stay together and thrive.
Featured Pets
These pets have been waiting the longest for their new families to adopt them. Will one of them become your new best friend?
Community Events & Appearances
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2024 Year in Review
Happy Homes
Whether you adopted from us, visited our Clinic, took a Canine Training class or utilized the Stay@Home program, we want to hear from you. Share your Happy Homes story with us today.
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Lil Babe now Luca
We welcomed Luca into our family on March 23, 2025, and he’s quickly stolen our hearts. This little guy was described as “talkative,” and wow—were they ever right! He loves […]
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Dakota’s Happy Home Run
Through the winter and early spring of 2020, I had been looking at Dakota on the AWS website. She was in foster care with four new puppies. Then, when her […]
From the Blog
Whether it’s a dog who likes to blog, a cat who enjoys a chat, a bird who shares the word, or the occasional funny bunny, you’ll love hearing from our resident animals directly. Our blog also contains news & updates, training tips & tricks and more. Keep up with AWS!
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Teaching Your Puppy to Use Their Mouth Appropriately
So you brought an adorable puppy home and are all excited to bond with your new friend! The only thing is that your new puppy is learning to explore their […]
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Celebrating 2025 Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
This week is Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week! We’re highlighting the work animal control officers (ACOs) do in our community, looking after stray, homeless, lost or found pets and helping […]
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These Flowers are Ready to Bloom
Hello everyone, my name is Maize and I’m here with my friend Marigold! We are one of the three bonded pairs of mice looking for new homes. Our friends at […]
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Shamrock & Clover Share Their Bond on National Siblings Day
Today is National Siblings Day, and here at AWS we wanted to celebrate the special bond between two of the fluffiest siblings we know: Shamrock & Clover. These inseparable boys […]
Values That Guide Our Work
Compassion
We demonstrate kindness, understanding, and concern for the animals and people in our community whatever their circumstances. We appreciate others’ perspectives, listen, acknowledge needs, and practice patience. Above all, we offer assistance and support in the absence of judgement.
Community Focused
As an organization and as individuals, ware dedicated to supporting people and pets in our community through creating progressive, innovative programs and services so that pets can get what they need to thrive. We believe healthy pets make healthy people and healthy people make a healthy community.
Collaboration
We acknowledge it takes all of us working together to successfully promote and protect the human-animal bond. We prioritize teamwork and partnerships in all that we do and commit to building positive relationships with individuals, groups, and organizations in order to further our mission and goals.
Inclusion and Equity
Diverse voices make us stronger. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected, and heard. We seek to build a fair, equitable, honest, and healthy place for our staff to work and for our community to seek support.