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December 11, 2018

We want to help every cat who needs us.

To Our Dear Supporters, Thousands of cats are lost and surrendered every year, and many of them end up in shelters. This year, at the Merrimack […]
December 7, 2018

One Thing You Can Do to Help Cats This Week • “Scratch” a Problem of Your List

Scratching and ruining furniture is high on the list of hobbies we humans wish cats did not pick up. I myself have an antique chair that […]
November 21, 2018

Simple Ways to Help Cats • Consider Adopting a Senior Pet

November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month and, while kittens are fun, there’s a whole host of reasons why we think senior cats are a wonderful […]
September 30, 2018

Can You Actually Train a Cat? Sure! Here’s How

Contrary to popular belief, you can use clicker training to stop unwanted behavior and strengthen the bond between you and your cat. I recently heard from […]
September 30, 2018

6 Steps to Taming a Semi-Feral Cat

Animal rescue experts typically classify stray cats into three categories: socialized, semi-feral, and feral. Socialized cats are fully domesticated and comfortable around humans, while feral cats […]
September 30, 2018

5 Signs Your Cat is Unhappy and How You Can Help

Our cats live with us and make us smile. We want to do the best we can for them… …but since they don’t exactly speak the […]
September 30, 2018

3 Common Cat Behavior Problems and How to Fix Them

Did you know that the No. 1 single cause of death in cats is bad behavior? Learn more about how you can identify and solve some […]