MRFRS Awarded $10,000 Grant from MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) through their “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program. The grant is to be used towards MRFRS’s spay and neuter services. Because COVID-19 has significantly impacted the availability of spay/neuter services, this has resulted in long waiting lists for cats, dogs and rabbits across Massachusetts. MAC has offered this Emergency COVID-19 Spay/Neuter Grant funding to shelters, rescues, municipal animal control organizations and high volume spay/neuter providers.

Britney Fox Hover, Shelter Director at MRFRS said: “This funding is coming at a time when the need for spay/neuter is at its peak. Kitten season is upon us and spay/neuter services are critical for not only the health of cats and kittens but also for preventing feline overpopulation. The support from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the public who supports the “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate is crucial. Thank you!”

About the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Program

Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible. www.petplate.org