When you buy an Adopt specialty license plate $10 goes directly to Maine's Animal Welfare Program (AWP)!
What is AWP, and what does this mean for the animals of Maine?
AWP is part of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. The following is a description of the program and the imporant job it does to protect Maine's animals from abuse and neglect, as well as provide low cost spay and neuter. (The following excerpt was taken from their website http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/aw/index.html.)
"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. The program staff currently includes five full time state humane agents, one intermittent humane agents, a full time veterinarian and a program director who are responsible for investigating animal cruelty, abuse or neglect complaints, the training of animal control officers and the inspections and licensing of boarding kennels, breeding kennels, animal shelters, pet shops, and research facilities. In addition, a program clerk who can be reached to file an animal welfare complaint at 287-3846 or toll free at 1-877-269-9200 staffs the program." |
