Help Maine Friends of Animals Promote Animal Protection in Maine

Maine Friends of Animals has been the leading organization in Maine for over eight years working to end animal cruelty and promoting the human treatment of animals.

MFOA is growing every year and doing more to protect wildlife, domestic and farm animals.

We need your help today! Join MFOA and Donate to Maine's Animal Protection Leader.

Dogs deserve better than a chained life

Trapping does not discriminate

More than 80 countries have banned the cruel steel-jaw leghold trap, a device know to break bones, sever tendons, and rip flesh.

Ban cruel bear hunting with traps, dogs and bait

MFOA initiated and spearheaded the Bear Referendum. Our strong campaign increased public awareness of wildlife animal cruelty, unethical hunting and the problem with wildlife management in Maine.

The opposition knows cruelty can't stand the spot light, and Maine citizens will certainly give animal cruelty and unethical forms of hunting far more of a look then they ever did before. Never before has the public known so much about these practices, and never have there been so many people who want them ended.

As long as this needless animal suffering is going on we will continue to bring it to the attention of the public, the media and the legislature.

MFOA is continuing the fight with a bear trapping bill and bear hounding bill that have been submitted to the legislature.

Brutal training, traveling and existence

For animals held captive in circuses, life consists of cramped cages, shackles, beatings and a maddening existence.

Needless wildlife animal suffering

Coyotes are 99.5% the same as a domestic dog. If a dog was subject to what Maine does to coyotes, it would certainly be prosecuted as aggravated animal cruelty.

There is still much to be done to strengthen animal protection in Maine.

Join the thousands of supporters and become a MEMBER today!
Together we can make a difference

Help stop animal abuse, exploitation and cruelty!

Join MFOA today by check or MC/VISA in the amount of $15 or more to:
Maine Friends of Animals
190 US Route One
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-2187
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This is a critical time to support legislative action.

Your help is needed. Please act now.

1.Write and/or call your state Representative and Senator at home.

2.Write a letter to the committee of jurisdiction.  Send 20 copies of your letter.

     Wildlife Bills:

     Hon. Sen. Bruce S. Bryant, Hon. Thomas R. Watson and committee members.

     Mail to:

     c/o Jeremy Lestage, Committee on Inland, Fisheries &

     Wildlife, 100 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0100

     Domestic Animal Bills:

     Hon. Sen. John M. Nutting, Hon. John F. Piotti and committee members.

     Mail to:

     c/o Darlene Simoneau, Committee on Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, 100 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0100.

3.Appear at the bills public hearing in Augusta. Provide written or oral testimony at the hearing. Keep posted on the legislation at http://janus.state.me.us/legis, or call the Committee Clerk 287-1338 or the office of Legislative Information at 287-1692.

4.Write a letter-to-the editor (can be similar to the letter you write your legislators) to your local daily and weekly newspapers.

5.Call the MFOA office at 781-2187 or your local MFOA District Coordinator.

Published in Animals Agenda, May/June 2001

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