Maine Tax Checkoff to Help FixMe (Spay and Neuter Fund)

Spay Maine is working hard this year to get the word out on the spay/neuter check-off box, called the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund, on the Maine state tax form. For those of you not familiar with this, Help Fix ME has a check off box on the state tax form ( see schedule cp) that allows Mainers to donate directly to the Help Fix ME program. The donation is tax deductible the following year.
- From Spay Maine

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Have You Heard of Black Dog Syndrome?

"Did you know that Black Dogs are generally the last to be adopted and are euthanised in shelters in much larger numbers? People may consider them too “plain”, think they are menacing, or simply don’t notice them because their dark color makes them disappear in their kennels. Those involved in animal welfare have dubbed this phenomena "Black Dog Syndrome."

Read more about this - it affects both dogs and cats in this country.

www.startseeingblackdogs.com