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Rescue Readers: Jan 24 @ 3:30 pm – 4 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Furry Tales Story Time

McArthur Public Library 270 Main Street, Biddeford, ME, United States

Furry Tales Story Time combines pets, literacy, and fun! Toddlers, preschoolers, and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, and plenty of time with various pets. Furry Tales travels to different locations around our community and is FREE to attend!

Free

Rescue Readers: Jan 31 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Rescue Readers: Jan 31 @ 3:30 pm – 4 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

February After School Club

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

February After School Club is for students in grades 2-5. It begins on Thursday, February 1 and runs every following Thursday until February 29, 2024. During Club meetings, led by our Youth Programs coordinator, students will dive deeper into animal care by occasionally volunteering at the Adoption Center, making crafts, playing games, and generally decompressing […]

Furry Tales Story Time @ Kennebunk Library: Feb 2 @ 11:30 am

Kennebunk Free Library 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Join Miss Amanda from AWS Youth Programs for Furry Tales Story Hour. This month is all about reptiles. She'll have stories, puppets and games and get to meet a pet snake! For toddlers and preschoolers and their families.

Rescue Readers: Wednesday, February 7

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and resident or therapy pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Furry Tales Story Time @ Goodall Library: Feb 9 @ 10:30 am

Goodall Memorial Library 952 Main Street, Sanford, ME, United States

Join Miss Amanda from AWS Youth Programs for Furry Tales. She'll have stories, puppets and games all about reptiles! For toddlers and preschoolers.

Rescue Readers: Wednesday, February 14

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and resident or therapy pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Rescue Readers: Wednesday, February 28

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and resident or therapy pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

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Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal, and if you`ve been following along then you know why! One last important fat about parakeets is:

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆.
Parakeets are perhaps the most popular pet bird in the world because of their unique personalities.They’re known for their gentle nature, loving personalities, and willingness to bond with humans. As stated before, they’re very intelligent and are therefore easy to communicate with and understand. Parakeets often like to sing alongside their humans, greet them when they come home, and can even recognize faces and voices. They also like to snuggle, give kisses, and will surely bring much music and warmth to any home!

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Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal, and if you've been following along then you know why! One last important fat about parakeets is: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆. Parakeets are perhaps the most popular pet bird in the world because of their unique personalities.They’re known for their gentle nature, loving personalities, and willingness to bond with humans. As stated before, they’re very intelligent and are therefore easy to communicate with and understand. Parakeets often like to sing alongside their humans, greet them when they come home, and can even recognize faces and voices. They also like to snuggle, give kisses, and will surely bring much music and warmth to any home!

Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along tomorrow to learn one more amazing fact, and why you should adopt a parakeet!

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆`𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Beyond the ability to learn human words and phrases, parakeets have shown their intelligence in many different ways. Unlike other pet birds, such as canaries and finches, parakeets can learn to come when they’re called, navigate tunnels and mazes, maneuver balls and toys to solve puzzles, and even skateboard! They key to teaching these tricks, however, is to bond with your bird. Parakeets are indeed smart, but they learn much faster when they share a connection of love and trust with their human companions!

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Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along tomorrow to learn one more amazing fact, and why you should adopt a parakeet! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁. Beyond the ability to learn human words and phrases, parakeets have shown their intelligence in many different ways. Unlike other pet birds, such as canaries and finches, parakeets can learn to come when they’re called, navigate tunnels and mazes, maneuver balls and toys to solve puzzles, and even skateboard! They key to teaching these tricks, however, is to bond with your bird. Parakeets are indeed smart, but they learn much faster when they share a connection of love and trust with their human companions!

Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along the next couple of days to learn why you should adopt a parakeet today!

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆`𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹.
Although parakeets only have three basic color combinations— green and yellow, blue and white, or a mixture of these two— the variety of patterns within these combinations are beautiful. Parakeets can be one solid color, or a mixture of them all. White can dominate and make a bird look like fresh snow, or sometimes the colors mix and fade out like tie-dye. A parakeet’s color can even look pastel! Whatever color combination your bird is, though, they’re bound to be beautiful!

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Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along the next couple of days to learn why you should adopt a parakeet today! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹. Although parakeets only have three basic color combinations— green and yellow, blue and white, or a mixture of these two— the variety of patterns within these combinations are beautiful. Parakeets can be one solid color, or a mixture of them all. White can dominate and make a bird look like fresh snow, or sometimes the colors mix and fade out like tie-dye. A parakeet’s color can even look pastel! Whatever color combination your bird is, though, they’re bound to be beautiful!

Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along the next couple of days to learn why you should adopt a parakeet today!

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆`𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆.
Did you know that parakeets can talk? Being a part of the parrot family, parakeets actually have the ability to mimic many different words and phrases. In fact, the parakeet has the largest documented vocabulary of any parrot species! Regardless of if your parakeet actually learns to speak English, however, they can still communicate in many ways. You’ll soon learn that parakeets love to sing, whistle, chirp, squawk and squeak, and can let you know how they’re feeling with ease!
#adoptme #shelterpetsrock #opttoadopt #parakeetsofinstagram

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Parakeets are one of the most popular pet bird species in the world, and for good reason! We have so many fun facts on why these beautiful budgies are the perfect companion animal. Follow along the next couple of days to learn why you should adopt a parakeet today! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆. Did you know that parakeets can talk? Being a part of the parrot family, parakeets actually have the ability to mimic many different words and phrases. In fact, the parakeet has the largest documented vocabulary of any parrot species! Regardless of if your parakeet actually learns to speak English, however, they can still communicate in many ways. You’ll soon learn that parakeets love to sing, whistle, chirp, squawk and squeak, and can let you know how they’re feeling with ease! #adoptme #shelterpetsrock #opttoadopt #parakeetsofinstagram

We were very tempted to post all the lyrics to `Keep on Loving You,` but six-month-old Oreo Speedwagon here convinced us that this super cute photo of him is more than enough to convince you to adopt! Plus, it goes without saying that if you take him home, he`s obviously going to keep on loving on you forever!

What`s your favorite Oreo (whoops, we mean REO) Speedwagon song?! Let us know in the comments, or stop by our Adoption Center soon to share and meet Oreo!

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We were very tempted to post all the lyrics to 'Keep on Loving You,' but six-month-old Oreo Speedwagon here convinced us that this super cute photo of him is more than enough to convince you to adopt! Plus, it goes without saying that if you take him home, he's obviously going to keep on loving on you forever! What's your favorite Oreo (whoops, we mean REO) Speedwagon song?! Let us know in the comments, or stop by our Adoption Center soon to share and meet Oreo!

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