Maine Animal Shelters

110 Shelters

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    Animal Orphanage
    Airport Road
    Old Town, ME 04468

    Located in Penobscot County

    207-827-8777
    Details
    Animal Refuge League
    449 Stroudwater Street
    Westbrook, ME 04092

    Located in Cumberland County

    207-854-9771
    Details
    Animal Welfare Society
    46 Holland Road
    Kennebunk, ME 04094

    Located in York County

    207-985-3244
    Details
    Answered Prayer Acre Animal Rescue
    Rescue Organization
    Barron Road
    North Anson, ME 04958

    Located in Somerset County

    207-635-2377
    Details
    Appleton Animal Control
    174 Mitchell Lane
    Appleton, ME 04862

    Located in Knox County

    207-845-2888
    Details
    Ark Animal Sanctuary
    70 Main St.
    Houlton, ME 04730

    Located in Aroostook County

    207-532-7387
    Details
    Ark Animal Shelter, The
    Shelter Organization
    P.O. Box 276
    Cherryfield, ME 04622

    Located in Washington County

    207-546-3484
    Details
    Aroostook Animal Rescue Foundation
    Rescue Organization
    P.O. Box 676
    Madawaska, ME 04756

    Located in Aroostook County

    207-728-6821
    Details
    Bangor Animal Shelter
    Shelter Organization
    541 Maine Avenue
    Bangor, ME 04401

    Located in Penobscot County

    207-947-3205
    Details
    Bangor Humane Society
    Humane Society
    693 Mount Hope Avenue
    Bangor, ME 04401

    Located in Penobscot County

    207-942-8902
    Details
    Belfast-Waldo County Humane Society, Inc.
    Humane Society
    P.O. Box 479
    Belfast, ME 04915

    Located in Waldo County

    207-338-1403
    Details
    Boothbay Region Humane Society / Lincoln County Animal Shelter
    Humane Society
    45 Montgomery Road
    Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

    Located in Lincoln County

    207-882-9677
    Details

    Animal Shelters in Maine

    Maine has 79 listed animal shelters and rescue organizations, spread across 14 counties. The mix is fairly even between rescue organizations and animal shelters. Portland has more than any other Maine city, followed by Oxford and Windham. Between them there are dogs and cats of every age and size in Maine, and the right one is rarely the one you set out looking for.

    Maine has 79 listed at the moment, and they are shown above with the ones that have photos first. Open any of them for the full address, contact details and opening hours.

    A mix of both, and the difference is worth knowing before you set out. A rescue usually places animals from a network of foster homes rather than from premises you can walk into, so you generally arrange a meeting first. A shelter or humane society more often has a facility you can visit during opening hours.

    Portland has more than anywhere else in Maine, followed by Oxford, Windham and Edgecomb. They are the usual place to start if you are willing to travel; the sidebar links straight through to each.

    Cumberland, Penobscot and Aroostook counties have the most, though listings reach 14 of Maine's counties in total. The city links in the sidebar are usually the quicker way in.

    Most listings here carry a phone number, and most link to the organization's own website. Calling ahead is worth it — opening hours change, and rescues often work by appointment rather than keeping a building open.

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