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August 3, 2020
Petco Foundation’s lifesaving grant will extend efforts to save more animal lives in Massachusetts. We’re happy to announce MRFRS has been awarded a lifesaving grant from […]
August 1, 2020
MRFRS’s Sunday Spay Neuter Clinics have been key to controlling the pet population in the community. We’d like to introduce you to long-time volunteer, Peggy McQuillan, […]
August 1, 2020
We are so grateful to the hundreds of supporters who came together and donated to our Strut for Strays virtual event and our Fiscal Year-End appeal. […]
July 30, 2020
MRFRS’s Shelter Director, Brit Fox Hover, presented to an international audience at the Feline Leukemia Day online conference. Adoption programs for feline leukemia positive (FeLV+) cats […]
June 23, 2020
Together and Apart We Strutted for Strays and Raised Funds and Awareness for Feline Rescue We can’t pretend that we weren’t sad when it dawned on […]
June 1, 2020
MRFRS foster homes opened their doors to save cats in the face of the pandemic. As alarms about the novel coronavirus were raised and guidelines were […]
April 24, 2020
Since April 25, 202, the MRFRS shelter has been closed to the public and while there’s still activity for emergencies and surrenders, adoptions have been impossible. […]
April 24, 2020
MRFRS will be holding a pet food pantry drive from May 5th-12th. If you would like to help, please bring any amount of unopened cans of […]
April 7, 2020
MRFRS will receive a donation every time you use smile.amazon.com! We’re all doing more shopping online these days, particularly on Amazon, these days but before you […]
April 7, 2020
If you’ve been watching the news (and seriously, who’s not glued to the news lately) you are well aware of the evolving response to the COVID-19 […]
February 26, 2020
February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month so it’s the perfect time to tell someone about the benefits of “sneutering” their kitty. As you may know, MRFRS was […]
November 21, 2018
Screwdriver (accompanied by shelter stalwarts Jen and Brit) visited students at Tilton Elementary School in Haverhill. Screwdriver had a great time meeting the children from the […]