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Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Membership
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Join MFOA Today! |
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Your membership is essential in the continuing effort to get our message out to as many people as possible. We all know that with education we can win the war against those who consider animal welfare unimportant. Your donations will contribute toward the expense of brochures and other printing needs; mailings to you, legislators and the media; telephone and networking costs; campaign organizing; office supplies and lobbying expenses.
Download our membership form that you can print and mail to us. You may also click here for a printable form.
Don't forget to signup for our News & Action Alerts.
Thank you for your support!
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Help Support the Dogs Chained For Life Campaign |
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 Have you ever gone by a house in your town where the same dog is chained outside all the time?
In February of this year, a severely neglected 13-year old dog, chained to a fence for her entire life, was discovered and removed by a local rescue organization. Sadly, this documented case of abuse is an all too common occurrence. In fact, it may be the most pervasive form of domestic animal cruelty we have in Maine today, especially given our harsh winters.
This year, Maine Friends of Animals is making this its focus issue - what we call ‘dogs chained for life.' The campaign is to educate the public, the media and legislators so that we can work together to end this needless animal abuse.
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Campaign to Continue Growing MFOA |
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MFOA Board members, District Coordinators and other activist members do much to advance animal protection and MFOA, but being an all volunteer organization has its limits. MFOA has grown, especially since the bear referendum, and is at that point that to expand its directives, legislation, activities, influence and scope of work we must create funding to pay full time and part time staff. MFOA has the office space, computers and support services to accommodate the staffing, but we do not have the necessary funding. Therefore it is essential to grow our fundraising abilities to finance staffing that then can maintain that level of annual funding. |
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We Need Your Support Today |
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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
As the days become
years, these dogs sit, lay, eat, and defecate within in the same
10-foot radius. Chained by the neck, they exist without respect, love ,
exercise, social interaction, and even basic nourishment. they live as
prisoners, yet long to be pets.
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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Fundraising Letter |
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Dear Fellow Animal Advocates,
Since its founding eight years ago Maine Friends of Animals (MFOA) has
seen an exciting growth in animal protection activism in Maine. Today
MFOA has grown to become Maine’s leading voice for animals in the
legislature, in the media and amongst Maine animal activists. We have
lead five animal protection campaigns: increasing the penalties for
animal cruelty, ending coyote snaring, revamping the state’s Animal
Welfare Program, banning circus elephants from the state and the bear
referendum. We have had some remarkable wins and some disappointing
losses, but with each campaign the public becomes that more aware of
our issues. Our activism and successes improve the lives of thousands
of Maine’s companion, farm and wild animals. We have operated
successfully with basic fundraising and memberships, but we have
reached a point that we need to focus more on funding that can augment
MFOA’s potential to do more for Maine’s animals.
For over five years MFOA worked to get bear hunting before the
legislature and the public, and although we narrowly lost the
referendum, our strong campaign was very beneficial in the significant
increase in public awareness of animal cruelty, unethical hunting and
how we manage our wildlife. MFOA is now poised to grow as an
organization with that momentum. Our structure is in place with an
expanded board of directors, district coordinators, volunteers and over
1,000 supporters throughout the state. We have a plan in which to
expand our activities and become an even more effective advocate for
animals. The only question in this potential growth is the increased
funding to implement it.
If you ever considered making a donation to help advance the humane
treatment of animals this is the time to do it. Animal protection in
Maine has never had a higher profile and MFOA has never been stronger.
It is exciting to think that with the proper funding we can move into
more ways to end animal abuse, exploitation and cruelty.
We can be the most organized, hardworking and well-meaning
organization, but without the accompanying financial resources, our
efforts to improve the plight of Maine’s animals will be limited.
Please donate whatever you can. Every dollar you send will go directly
to helping animals.
With your support one less dog will be abused, one less coyote will be
needlessly strangled to death, one less horse will be left in horrific
conditions, one less bear will die an agonizing death in a leghold
trap, one less endangered species will be lost and one less cat will be
euthanized. MFOA has done much in eight years, but we still have
much more to do. Won’t you make a donation to help end needless animal
suffering and in the process become a member and support Maine’s
leading organization for the advancement of animal protection?
Robert Fisk, Jr.
President and Director
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