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Thank You Rarebreed!

Are you excited for Woofstock?! Our family-friendly, dog-friendly, food and beer festival is little more than a month away! With over a dozen food trucks, breweries, vendors, kid’s activities, dog agility and more, there’s something fun for everyone. Of course,…

Fundraisers and Supply Drives

Donating food and supply items from our wish lists makes a huge difference and supports our life-saving mission. We rely on donations to help support the more than 10,000 pets we care for each year. That’s why fundraisers and supply…

We’re So Grateful

Last week at AWS, we celebrated or hardworking fosters and volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week. To show our gratitude, we had prizes, raffles, and lots of delicious food for them to enjoy. During the same week, we also hosted our…

A woman wearing a Volunteer shirt pets a cat inside a cage.

Volunteer Appreciation Week

For the last week of every April, we celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week! It goes without saying that our hardworking volunteers are invaluable members of our organization. They deserve to be recognized for the many roles they play within AWS. From…

A class of elementary students stand in front of the AWS van with a donation of homemade dog leashes.

WES Students Donate Dog Leashes

Back in December of 2023, nineteen students of Wells Elementary School (WES) read a classic novel titled Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Inspired by the story of a stray dog adopted by a little girl, classroom teacher Pam Lear…

An AWS banner featuring a cute kitten as the winner of Giving Tuesday event.

Congrats to Team #awscat!

This Giving Tuesday competition centered around the question who is the Coziest Companion: Cats or Canines? After a fierce but friendly competition, the winner is… 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 #𝗔𝗪𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗧! Our feline friends celebrated with catnip and of course, they’ve received bragging rights…

Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

Happy Animal Shelter Appreciation Week! Each year during the first full week of November, The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) celebrates National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week as a way to honor animal shelters and the dedicated and…

Fifteen AWS staff members pose and smile with award certificates

Thank you!

Wow! We are so grateful to operate in such an amazing community! Last night, the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce presented their annual Drive to Be the Best awards, as selected by local community members. AWS was a gold winner in…

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Hi friends!! My name is Copper and I have a special announcement to make about parking for our big Woofstock Festival tomorrow. Can you tell this is my excited face?! Since I'm great with directions and I looove to go for car rides, the staff here though it would be great if I helped out. Listen close! 

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 '𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴' 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀!

Thank you all so much for understanding and helping Woofstock run smoothly. I, for one, cannot wait to see you there. It's going to be lots of doggone fun!
We have kittens! So many sweet faces are waiting for you and ready to be adopted into their new, happy homes. From fuzzy and blue-eyed, to sleek and tiger striped, we have them all. Stop by today and adopt the new love of your life! ❤️
Rosie loves to show off her big, beautiful golden eyes. We’ve never seen such precious peepers in a cat! Good thing she has a golden personality to match! #adoptrosie