The Maine State Society
for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA), New England’s premier equine rescue and
rehabilitation center, today announced its receipt of a $200,000 grant from the
Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to support
its general operations and its facility expansion project. Ms. Taylor, born and
raised in Colorado, lived in Brunswick, Maine and died in 2009 at age 97.
Meris
J. Bickford, CEO of the MSSPA gratefully acknowledged that Doree Taylor's
remarkable philanthropy helps make the Society's work possible. The grant funds
given to the Society will help pay for the care of abused horses at the MSSPA's
South Windham farm facilities. Although some horses receive sanctuary services,
many are available for adoption following their recovery from abuse or neglect.
Grant funds given will also help the MSSPA move forward with its $1.8 million
facility improvement, titled “Help, Hope, Home.” The project consolidates an
indoor training arena and humane education center with administrative offices,
serving the horses and the people who care about them. The Society welcomes
public visitors each day between 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The mission of the Maine
State Society for the Protection of Animals is to provide refuge, rehabilitation,
and placement of seized equines, support the placement of surrenders, and
educate the public. Its vision is the elimination of equine abuse and neglect.
The Society is unlike any
other animal welfare facility in New England. Originally formed in 1872 to
protect the horses who pulled Portland's streetcars, the Society now provides
around the clock on-site staffing, has access to veterinary services
twenty-four hours a day, and maintains dozens of horses on its farm facilities.
Animals who have been seized by Maine's law enforcement officials and placed by
court order with the Society receive re-training and are ultimately offered for
adoption. Those not suitable for adoption receive sanctuary services.
The MSSPA is a tax-exempt,
501(c)(3) charity and receives no federal, state or local funding. The Society
does not charge for its services and seeks no reimbursement from any public
source. For more information on the
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, please visit www.msspa.org
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