“The animal shelter has found itself with unused kennel space in 2012, and is forming relationships with many shelters across the country to take animals from shelters that are pushed beyond capacity.”
“Coastal Humane Society has found itself with empty kennels, and while the organization’s priority is community and Maine dogs, we want to help out as much as we can,” Taylor Slemmer, rescue coordinator for CHS, said in the release. “We have already had a number of very successful rescues this year, and will be doing more and more as we are able.”
CHS hopes to do at least two rescues per month, working with shelters, rescue organizations, and transporters such as the Puppy Pipeline, South Bark, the Shelby Alabama Humane Society, and the Puerto Rico-based All Satos Rescue.
“Maine has among the most humane laws in the nation,” said Karen Stimpson, executive director of CHS, said in the release. “With each passing year, we see fewer unwanted dogs, which is great, because it gives us an opportunity to save more lives from other shelters who are having to euthanize absolutely beautiful, wonderful puppies and adult dogs. … We plan to save as many lives as we possibly can in the year to come, which means we will try to keep our shelter full of every possible type of dog — big and small, purebred and mix — with adoption fees from $350 to absolutely free.”
Transports have been scheduled for Tuesday, June 2 and throughout the summer.
To see dogs and cats available for adoption, call 725-5051 or visit www.coastalhumanesociety.org.
Registration for the society’s volunteer job fair is available at the website or the CHS Facebook page. Orientations will run from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and June 13.
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