Animal Welfare Professionals

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.

Hi Eudora,

I would recommend reaching out beforehand. You can keep your request open in terms of how the visit should look like. I know we like to take time for visitors from other shelters if possible, as it allows us to learn new things as well.

Enjoy your trip!

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.

Hi Eudora,

I would recommend reaching out beforehand. You can keep your request open in terms of how the visit should look like. I know we like to take time for visitors from other shelters if possible, as it allows us to learn new things as well.

Enjoy your trip!

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.

I also recommend reaching out beforehand! I've done this a couple times when visiting other areas, and it's typically worked out where if I reach out in advance, the other shelter rep can plan a time to do a tour with me :)

I'll be traveling to Portland, Maine, in October for a short vacation, and I'm looking into shelters I could visit during my trip. It's not the purpose of my visit, but I'd love to see another shelter and how it's set up. 

Do I just look for shelters and show up during their open hours? I would definitely learn something.  Or, is it appropriate to contact the shelter and ask if I could talk to someone there?  Even a few minutes of conversation about be helpful.