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December After School Club

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

During Club meetings, students will dive deeper into animal care, do crafts, play games, and generally decompress from the day. Students will also be able to hang out with some of our Youth Programs pets and have a tour of our Adoption Center.

$75.00

Small Breed Learn & Play – Prancer’s Petite Pooches

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

Small Breed Learn & Play is a series of one-time sessions that build upon the training and obedience skills you learned in our Basic Training class. It is a great way to reinforce good behavior, learn new skills, bond with your dog and have fun.

$29

Furry Tales Story Time

Goodall Memorial Library 952 Main Street, Sanford, 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!

Rescue Readers – Dec 13 @2pm

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

Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building. Thank you to Kennebunk Savings for sponsoring Rescue Readers for the 2023-2024 school year. With their generosity, this program is free to attend.

Free

Rescue Readers – Dec 13 @2:30pm

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

Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building. Thank you to Kennebunk Savings for sponsoring Rescue Readers for the 2023-2024 school year. With their generosity, this program is free to attend.

Free

Furry Tales Story Time

Graves Memorial Library 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 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!

Rescue Readers – Dec 20 @ 2 pm

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

Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building. Thank you to Kennebunk Savings for sponsoring Rescue Readers for the 2023-2024 school year. With their generosity, this program is free to attend.

Free

Rescue Readers – Dec 20 @2:30 pm

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

Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building. Thank you to Kennebunk Savings for sponsoring Rescue Readers for the 2023-2024 school year. With their generosity, this program is free to attend.

Free

Kid’s Holiday Party

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

Families and kiddos: you're invited to AWS' annual Kid's Holiday Party! Friday, December 22 from 2pm - 4pm. There will be holiday games, stories and, of course, animals! FREE to attend and no registration needed. Just stop on by for some magical holiday happenings!

FREE

Animals in the Arts: Shapes & Forms

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

This program is for students in grades 2-8. Students will learn that to draw dogs, cats, and other animals, they must first break them down into basic gestures and shapes. In looking at basic body structure and anatomy, students will have a better understanding of what makes animal's bodies unique, and then be able to […]

Junior Animal Advocates: Dec 28 @ 1pm – 4pm

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

Junior Animal Advocates is for students in grades 2-5. Originally called Half-Day Helpers and Junior Volunteers, our Animal Advocates spend three hours at AWS on select days off from school working with animals and seeing first-hand how they can help. Common tasks for our Advocates could include making enrichment activities for dogs, cleaning or organizing […]

$35.00

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!

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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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