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September 30, 2020

CARES Act Tax Benefits to Donors

Your donation may qualify for an increased charitable deduction on your federal taxes. If you take the standard deduction: The CARES Act allows for a one-time, […]
August 3, 2020

Petco Foundation Invests in Lifesaving Work of MRFRS

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

Volunteer Spotlight – Peggy McQuillan

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

A Simple Way to Help Cats – Learn Your Worms

It’s not uncommon for cats, at one time or another, to wind up with a worm in their system. This is especially true of cats that […]
August 1, 2020

Join the #ClearTheShelters Movement

Beginning on August 1, MRFRS is joining communities around the country in finding loving homes for pets in need with NBC Universal and Telemundo owned stations’ […]
August 1, 2020

You Made a Difference

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. […]
August 1, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight – Joyce Bell

MRFRS is very fortunate to have such an amazing group of people that are willing to foster our kitties and help to socialize them while they […]
August 1, 2020

Save the Date for the 26th Annual Fur Ball!

No need to break out the lint roller this year, we’re having a virtual party the week of October 24! MRFRS is transforming our annual in-person […]
June 26, 2020

Remembering Honorary Board Member, Pat Connelly

Pat Connelly, Honorary Board Member, volunteer and cat lover extraordinaire, passed over the rainbow bridge to meet her beloved Persian cat Yani, diabetic cat Donald, IFS […]
June 23, 2020

A Virtual Success!

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

Hearts And Homes Open In A Time Of Crisis

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 […]
June 1, 2020

Pass It On!

We’re lighting up the internet to raise Strut for Strays awareness! The Olympic torch won’t be making its way around the world this year but MRFRS’s […]