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HART is an all-volunteer organization that provides a safe refuge to hundreds of homeless cats each year. We rely on the support of individual donors to help us rescue and provide shelter for these innocent animals. Please consider supporting our efforts with a tax deductible donation.

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Select a link below for a Recipe Collection Sheet:
pdf - print, complete then mail to Sue Bailey at 22 Gables Drive, Yarmouth, ME 04096;
Microsoft Word - enter information, save then email to SuBailey@aol.com.

Help HART Win!

Help us win a grant in The Animal Rescue Site's Shelter+ Challenge by voting for HART - it's absolutely free! You can vote once a day, every day now through June 17th. A total of 69 grants, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, will be awarded to animal rescue and welfare organizations across the United States and Internationally.

Voting is simple:

• click the purple "Vote Every Day" button (above);
• enter shelter name "Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART)" and state "ME";
• click "Search";
• click the "Vote" button next to HART in the search results;
• follow instructions to confirm your vote

... and repeat daily!

See our Stars!

Watch this great piece about HART airing now on FOX23's Your Hometown, hosted by Amie Marzen. A few of our marvelous volunteers and several of our not-camera-shy kitties share a well deserved moment in the spotlight!

A Balancing Act...

As you may have seen on the news, HART is facing an incredible overpopulation situation. There are currently more than 100 kittens in foster care and 130 cats residing at the shelter, with more expected to come in during the next several weeks. As a no-kill shelter with limited space, we must carefully balance how many cats we can accept while at the same time providing the best environment for the cats that are already in our care. Please consider making a financial donation to support the care we provide to these homeless cats and kittens. Donations may be mailed to HART P.O. Box 351 Cumberland, ME 04021.

Ways YOU Can Help HART!

Sponsor one of our cats for as little as $15.00 a month. This is a great opportunity to support the shelter and have a direct impact on the life of a kitty of your choice. Refer to HART's Sponsorship Program for more information.

Become a member of HART and help to keep the shelter cats healthier and more comfortable. Read more about our Membership Campaign (here), then please consider becoming a member.

Bring us your used printer cartridges so we can turn them into cash for the shelter. ALL brands are accepted. This is a great way to help the environment while helping HART at the same time! Questions? Contact Sharon Lewis.

Buy a 2012 HART Calendar available for purchase at the shelter or at any HART-sponsored event including bake sales, craft fairs & kitten tablings. This highly coveted calendar features many former HART cats whose pictures were submitted by their proud new families!

Shop with HART's partners (see our Links page) and they'll donate a portion of your purchase back to HART. By supporting HART's partners, you're helping HART's cats!

Seeking Volunteers

• Do you love cats?
• Do you have a few hours to spare one or two mornings a week or every other week?
• Is your significant other allergic to cats, but you’d would love to spend time with some wonderful, beautiful, friendly felines?
• Are you retired and have some extra time on your hands?
• Would you like to fulfill a passion that you have for animals?
• Would you like to be part of a great volunteer organization and give something back to the community?

If so, HART needs your help!!!  Volunteers are needed to:

• Process cat surrenders
• Oversee shelter operations (Mondays)
• Administer medications (Sunday evenings)
• Clean cat rooms
• Provide food & water
• Change bedding
• Scoop litter boxes
• Groom & provide love to our cats
• and much more...

Visit our volunteer page to learn about these and other volunteer opportunities or send us an e-mail any time!

Should You Let Your Cat Go Outdoors?

Jacque Lynn Schultz, CPDT, Companion Animal Programs Adviser, National Outreach, ASPCA

Thanks to the creation and marketing of cat litter since the mid 1940s, more and more cats are staying in -- becoming indoors-only pets, that is. As such, cats are generally leading longer, healthier lives. The average indoor cat lives to be ten to twelve years old, and many of us know felines who are older than twenty. Conversely, outdoor-only cats survive for an average of two years in that situation. Our homes offer a safer, healthier environment than life on the street. read more...

Stay Informed

Want to know what's happening at HART? In addition to regularly checking our website for updates, there are several other ways to keep in-touch:

Visit us on Facebook to see featured kitties and other news. If you've adopted from HART, we'd love to have you upload a recent picture of your furry friend to our Facebook page!

Follow us on Twitter (@HARTofMaine) for the latest news, updates and kitties available for adoption.

Browse our videos on YouTube for an inside glimpse of life within the shelter and at various HART events.

Check out HART's free newsletter Messages from the HART, published three times a year. Click to view the most recent issue (PDF format) or send us an e-mail and we'll add you to our mailing list. Be sure to include your full e-mail and/or mailing address and we'll send you our next issue.

Adoption Application

If you're thinking about adopting a cat or kitten from HART, even if you're unsure which lucky companion you'd like to take home with you, we suggest you complete an adoption application. Having a completed application on file with HART will quicken the process of taking your kitty home once your decision is made.

Select from one of the following formats to complete an adoption application:

Maine's colorful new animal welfare license plate, that will help fund Help Fix ME and the Animal Welfare Program, is now available. The plate graphically depicts Maine's love of animals and helps fight animal abuse and promote shelter animal adoption. If you did not pre-purchase a plate, you can purchase one wherever you register your car, even if it isn't time for your renewal.

By buying and proudly displaying this plate you will help Maine's companion animals in three ways:
1. $5.00 from the sale of each plate will help fund the Help Fix ME spay/neuter program.
2. $5.00 from the sale of each plate will also help fund the Animal Welfare Program's response to the hundreds of animal neglect and cruelty complaints it receives every year.
3. You will be promoting shelter and rescue group animal adoption by displaying the plate on your car.

Pet Pantry

There is a Pet Pantry now open at the North Yarmouth Congregational Church on Saturday mornings from 10:30-12:00 for people who are experiencing financial issues. They have food, supplies and vouchers for Ames Farm Center.

Snip, Snip Hooray!

Community Spay-Neuter Clinic has opened at Freeport Outlet, 475 US Route 1 (just south of exit 20, Route 295). This new clinic provides quality surgery at low cost for low income households. Visit their website or call them at (207) 865-0772 or 865-0775 to make an appointment.

"There is no disease or condition of companion animals that takes as many of their lives as euthanasia." ~Janet M. Scarlett, DVM, Associate Professor Of Epidemiology at Cornell University

Raising Money (and Awareness too)

When you have a minute, visit Erin Cully's blog for entertaining and informative short articles on all things CAT! As a shelter volunteer and fellow cat-lover, Erin has a personal goal of raising $10,000 for HART. 100% of all donations received through the "chip in" button on her blog go directly to HART. Thank you ... and Erin!