Animal Welfare Program

The purpose of the Animal Welfare Program is to insure humane and proper treatment of animals by developing, implementing and administering a comprehensive program that upholds the animal welfare laws of Maine through communication, education and enforcement.

For Animal Welfare complaints:

Call 287-3846 or toll free at 1-877-269-9200. The e-mail address for the program is animal.welfare@maine.gov. Complaints received via email must contain the reporting party’s name and phone number; the name of the animal owner, (if known), a physical address, a description of the animals and the type of complaint.

Want to see our PSA for the Animal Welfare License Plate?

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Animal Welfare Animals: to see more animals, please go to our Animal Welfare Animals web page.

Meet: SADIE
Before	After

Sadie is a 20+ year old Appaloosa that is blind, she needs Storm to help her around the paddock.
Meet: STORM
Before	After

Storm is a 20+ year old Bay Appendix Quarter horse that is the seeing eye horse for Sadie

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Sadie is a 20+ year old Appaloosa that is blind, she needs Storm to help her around the paddock.

Storm is a 20+ year old Bay Appendix Quarter horse that is the seeing eye horse for Sadie

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