For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Katie Shannon 808-877-3680 ext. 248 [email protected]

(Pu’unene 4/18/23) Maui Humane Society is urgently requesting the community’s help to provide temporary homes for dogs. Maui Humane Society currently has 120 dogs in their care and has kennel capacity for 40 dogs. Dogs are being paired in kennels to make additional space. 30 SOS Fosters are needed immediately to help decrease the dog population at the shelter.

When Maui Humane Society signals “SOS Foster”, it is a plea to the community to temporarily foster an animal. Participants do not need prior experience plus they receive the necessary supplies, completely free of charge. There is no pressure to adopt through SOS Foster and the length of time the animal stays at their home is dependent on their schedule.

The community can help by preventing animals coming into the shelter, as there are no open kennels. If an animal is found roaming, do not bring it directly to Maui Humane Society. If the found animal is safe with you, hold onto it for 48 hours and immediately call our Humane Enforcement Officers at 808-877-3680 ext. 222 upon finding the animal. Then upload a photo of the pet to PetcoLoveLost.com and file a found report on our website. Additionally, for those looking to surrender their pet, Maui Humane Society offers a free rehoming pet listing service which allows pets to be rehomed directly by members of our community.

To address the overpopulation issue, Maui Humane Society will be open until 7pm on Friday, April 21st to offer the community more opportunity to see their animals. All adoption fees are waived for dogs over 6 months.

All dogs on our website are available for “SOS Foster”, which can be viewed at https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/pet-adoption/pets-for-adoption. (A red banner across the pet’s image reflects it is already in a foster home). Maui Humane Society is located off Maui Veterans Highway and open from 11am-5pm, plus open late on April 21 (7pm).

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About Maui Humane Society:
Maui Humane Society is the island’s only open admission shelter, accepting all animals in need. The organization cares for over 4900 animals a year. The shelter has a robust foster and volunteer program, transfers hundreds of animals through Wings of Aloha flights to adoption-guaranteed homes, practices TNR as a humane method of reducing the community cat population and provides food and supplies at no cost to disadvantaged pet owners through the 4EverPets community outreach program. Visit http://www.mauihumanesociety.org for more information.