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PORTLAND — Humane Society spay-neuter programs in Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan and Norway, were awarded grants from the Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation this year.
The foundation awarded 13 grants that total more than $142,000 this year to support organizations and programs that address population control for cats and dogs since an anonymous donor established the fund in 2007. It is further supported by the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, the organization said in a news release.
This year’s grant recipients include:
The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston, $19,000 for its program to sterilize 1,200 cats through the Targeted & Free Roaming Cat Spay/Neuter Program.
Kennebec Valley Humane Society, Augusta, $15,000, for a spay/neuter campaign through targeted assistance for vulnerable pet owners: $15,000.
Humane Society Waterville Area,in Waterville, $10,000 to establish an animal wellness program that will include spay/neuter program: $10,000.
Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, Norway, $3,972 to continue trap, spay/neuter, and release overpopulated free-roaming cats.
Somerset Humane Society, Skowhegan, $4,680 to provide spay/neuter surgeries to feral cats.
The Maine Community Foundation, a statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people, according to the news release. To learn more or view the complete list of grant recipients, visit www.mainecf.org.
